Industry News EU Court of Justice Decision Puts Mercedes on The Back-Foot Over Diesel Emissions Fraud Claims
A decision released by the EU Court of Justice (CJEU) (17.12.20) puts Mercedes further on the back-foot in the face of claims they engaged in diesel emissions fraud in the European market, according to lawyers at Fox Williams and Hagens Berman UK who are working together on a potential group action litigation on behalf of […]
The German State has handed Daimler Benz, the parent company of Mercedes Benz, a $1 billion dollar fine. The company was found to have committed fraud by deliberately understating CO2 emissions by using software to deceive emissions regulators. Mercedes will not appeal the decision. Mercedes sold 648,000 vehicles which excessively emitted nitrogen oxides. The “cheat […]