German court to decide on fate of 15 million diesel cars
Source: Reuters
BUSINESS NEWS FEBRUARY 22, 2018 / 2:08 AM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO
German court to decide on fate of 15 million diesel cars
Reuters Staff
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany’s highest administrative court in Leipzig will on Thursday decide the fate of 15 million diesel vehicles in the country when it rules on whether cities in Europe’s largest car market can ban heavily polluting cars.
Diesel-engine cars have been in the spotlight since Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) in 2015 admitted to cheating exhaust tests, triggering a regulatory and legal backlash against diesel emissions, which contain particulate matter and nitrogen oxide (NOx) and are known to cause respiratory disease.
Environmental group DUH has sued Stuttgart in Germany’s carmaking heartland, and Duesseldorf over levels of particulate matter exceeding European Union limits.
The German states have appealed against the decisions, leaving Germany’s federal administrative court in Leipzig to rule on whether such bans are legal.
Environmental groups say levels of particulate matter exceed the EU threshold in at least 90 German towns and cities.
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