Swiss VW drivers and VW drivers are left empty-handed in the diesel scandal. The class action lawsuit filed by 2,000 people who own diesel vehicles with manipulated engines is being dismissed without compensation.
The plaintiffs hoped for amounts between 1,600 and 5,000 euros, reports the French radio and television channel RTS. It is a scandal that, despite those responsible having been criminally convicted, the Swiss are virtually the only ones who cannot be compensated in this case, says consumer lawyer Sophie Michaud Gignon.
By the end of 2017, more than 2,000 people had transferred their rights to myRight for a class action lawsuit filed in Germany by a Berlin law firm against the car manufacturer Volkswagen. The diesel or emissions scandal refers to illegal manipulations by various car manufacturers to circumvent legally established limits for car exhaust fumes. The corresponding political influence also played a role.
Eleven million vehicles at VW affected
VW used an illegal shutdown device in the engine controls of its diesel vehicles. During normal operation, a large part of the exhaust gas purification system is switched off. The software in question is said to have been used in approximately eleven million vehicles worldwide. In Austria, 180,500 VW units were affected. There were also models from Audi, Skoda and Seat.
In 2018, a lawsuit by the German consumer association VZBV led to a settlement in favor of 260,000 customers. The compensation at the time ranged from 1,350 to 6,257 euros per person (see video above).
Source: Krone
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