High court rejects most of ‘dieselgate’ claims brought by 1.6m UK car owners

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The UK High Court has dismissed most claims in the 'dieselgate' lawsuit brought by 1.6 million car owners alleging several manufacturers including Nissan, Ford, and Peugeot installed devices to cheat emission tests. Car manufacturers have welcomed the ruling, with the judge concluding the alleged strategy generally did not constitute prohibited defeat devices.

Carmakers welcome ruling against suit claiming manufacturers including Nissan, Ford and Peugeot fitted devices to defeat emission tests Car manufacturers have welcomed a high court verdict that rejected most of the allegations in a “dieselgate” claim brought on behalf of 1.6 million UK owners of polluting cars. In her judgment, Lady Justice Cockerill said that “in the majority of instances, the court found that the relevant strategy did not constitute a prohibited defeat device” – software that enables the engine to behave differently in tests. Continue reading...