A UK court has ruled in favor of carmakers in a diesel emissions case, finding no evidence of prohibited ‘defeat devices’ in most of the vehicles examined. The ruling followed a trial that focused on 20 sample vehicles produced by five manufacturers: Mercedes-Benz, Ford, Nissan, Renault, and the Stellantis-owned brands Peugeot and Citroen.
Details of the Ruling
Judge Sara Cockerill said in a summary of her ruling that she had ‘rejected most of the principal allegations advanced against the manufacturers whose vehicles were examined at trial’. However, she did make some adverse findings, including a finding that a ‘split mode’ of combustion in a Citroen vehicle amounted to a defeat device.
The trial was the most significant hearing yet in 13 groups of lawsuits brought by around 1.6 million claimants. Friday’s ruling related to test cases involving five carmakers, but will also be binding on another 800,000 or so similar claims against other manufacturers.
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