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VW to try to block emissions audit in constitutional court
Source: Reuters
#BUSINESS NEWS DECEMBER 28, 2017 / 3:40 PM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
VW to try to block emissions audit in constitutional court
Reuters Staff
3 MIN READ
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG said on Thursday it would petition Germany’s constitutional court in an effort to overturn the appointment of a special auditor to investigate the actions of management in the “Dieselgate” emissions scandal.
A lower court appointed the auditor in November, in a victory for shareholder groups that want to establish whether VW bosses withheld market-moving information about the manipulation of vehicle-emissions tests.
The court in the town of Celle ruled that VW could not appeal, which the auto maker views as a violation of its fundamental rights, the Sueddeutsche Zeitung said in a report released in advance of publication on Friday.
The car maker will try to get the work of the auditor suspended before the constitutional court hearing, said the newspaper, which researched the report together with public TV channels NDR and WDR.
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VW to try to block emissions audit in constitutional court
Reuters Staff
3 MIN READ
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG said on Thursday it would petition Germany’s constitutional court in an effort to overturn the appointment of a special auditor to investigate the actions of management in the “Dieselgate” emissions scandal.
A lower court appointed the auditor in November, in a victory for shareholder groups that want to establish whether VW bosses withheld market-moving information about the manipulation of vehicle-emissions tests.
The court in the town of Celle ruled that VW could not appeal, which the auto maker views as a violation of its fundamental rights, the Sueddeutsche Zeitung said in a report released in advance of publication on Friday.
The car maker will try to get the work of the auditor suspended before the constitutional court hearing, said the newspaper, which researched the report together with public TV channels NDR and WDR.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-volkswagen-emissions-court/vw-to-try-to-block-emissions-audit-in-constitutional-court-idUSKBN1EM1U7
