Volkswagen Will Appeal Italian Court Decision on Dieselgate Class Action
08 July 2021 - 10:46PM
Dow Jones News
By Cecilia Butini
Volkswagen AG said Thursday that it would seek to overturn an
Italian court's decision that prompted it to refund customers who
purchased cars involved in the emissions scandal known as
dieselgate.
Italian consumer group Altroconsumo initiated a class action
against the German auto maker involving more than 63,000 customers,
which a court in Venice has now upheld, ordering the company to pay
3,300 euros ($3,891) plus interest to each customer, totaling
EUR200 million.
According to Altroconsumo, Volkswagen's use of illegal software
meant that customers were tricked into buying cars which had higher
emissions than they thought. The organization said Volkswagen will
also need to pay legal fees and refund all the communication
expenses connected to the class action.
Volkswagen said that Altroconsumo's class action is inadmissible
and that its allegations are without merit.
"Class members have not suffered any economic loss because of
the NOx issue since all vehicles are technically safe and
roadworthy, and no loss in their trade value resulted in the
Italian market because of the NOx issue," the company said
referring to nitrogen oxide, a polluting agent contained in exhaust
gases of diesel engines.
--Markus Klausen contributed to this article.
Write to Cecilia Butini at cecilia.butini@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
July 08, 2021 08:32 ET (12:32 GMT)
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