Judgment: Cut-off device for diesel cars banned by the ECJ!

According to the judgment of the ECJ it´s Automakers prohibited one Shutdown device to use the exhaust gas values ​​on the test bench improved, Also justifies can Reduzierung from Pollution and wear the installation of such a device in the engine not. The European Court in Luxembourg recently the judgment (17.12.2020/693/18, Case C-XNUMX/XNUMX) like the installation and use of a Shutdown device forbids. The judgment affects many manufacturers such as Volkswagen, among others. These manufacturers will now have to deal with further lawsuits and claims for damages. The verdict is a Landmark judgment and is based on an ongoing criminal case against a car manufacturer in France. The manufacturer had one Shutdown device for diesel cars installed in its vehicles. The aim was to use the control software to improve the emission values. The vehicle has recognized that it is on a test bench and automatically activated the system.

Are new waves of recalls and lawsuits looming?

The ECJ has now confirmed that such a defeat device not be installed may. There remains only one system that allows the immediate risk of damage of the engine prevented. In this country could now Million diesel vehicles be called back. The verdict will be strengthen the rights of those peoplewho have a senior Diesel vehicle drive. This affects Daimler, BMW, Volvo, VW or Fiat owners, among others. Further Recall- and Waves of lawsuits will probably not be absent now. And finally ... Manufacturers are allowed to save Defeat devices obstruct the Admission process targeted the performance of exhaust gas cleaning to control vehicle emissions improvedjust to get with it admission zu to reach.

Of course that had not been the case.

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