Volkswagen Faces Possible Recalls After Environmental NGO Wins Emissions Software Lawsuit
HAMBURG—A German court on Monday ruled in favour of an environmental NGO’s lawsuit against the federal motor authority for releasing cars with software on exhaust gas recirculation it argues is illegal, in a judgement which could lead to a wave of recalls.
The NGO, Deutsche Umwelthilfe, is calling for Volkswagen Golf vehicles to be recalled because of software manipulation to emissions mechanisms, alleging the KBA authority should never have allowed these vehicles to be released to the market.
“The case was effectively successful,” a court spokesperson said, meaning the decision by the authority to release the vehicles must be revoked….