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Karlsruhe (dpa) - Diesel plaintiffs are likely to find it difficult to hold VW group subsidiaries such as Audi liable in the emissions scandal.
This became apparent on Monday in the hearing of a model case at the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) in Karlsruhe.
(Az. VI ZR 505/19)
Audi had taken over the scandal engine EA189 developed by VW for its own models.
In contrast to the parent company Volkswagen, the judges do not assume after preliminary consultations that the impermissible exhaust technology must necessarily have been known at Audi, as chairman Stephan Seiters said.
Anyone who sued Audi directly would therefore have to present much more specific allegations.
In order to close the loopholes, the negotiated case will most likely be referred back to the Naumburg Higher Regional Court.
When the judgment will be announced should be announced in the afternoon.
Most of the diesel owners affected by the scandal have sued VW directly for compensation.
A low four-digit number of lawsuits are pending against Audi.
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