PARIS: Prosecutors in Paris have called for German carmaker Volkswagen to face justice in France to compensate French consumers over the Dieselgate emissions fraud scandal, according to a court filing seen by AFP today.
In one of the biggest scandals to hit the auto industry, Volkswagen admitted in 2015 that it had sold 11 million vehicles equipped with devices designed to cheat environmental regulations by lowering cars’ emissions during testing.
On top of numerous lawsuits still pending against the company in the US and other countries, French prosecutors have now called for it to face charges of aggravated fraud in France too.