German watchdog sued for being too soft on VW over emissions cheating
VW has faced billions of dollars of fines in the US but its costs in Europe have been much lower — and critics say governments may be bowing to lobbying pressure
24 March 2017 - 13:33
Hamburg/Berlin — German environmental group Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) has filed a suit against German motor authority KBA, accusing it of failing to act robustly enough over Volkswagen’s diesel emissions scandal. Volkswagen (VW) admitted in September 2015 to using software to rig US diesel emissions tests and said the software could be in up to around 11 million vehicles worldwide. KBA approved plans for VW to refit affected vehicles in Europe, which included software updates on pollution control systems and some technical fixes.
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