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Mercedes-Benz threatened with recalls of Euro 6 cars over defeat devices

16 September 2023

BERLIN, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Mercedes-Benz (MBGn.DE) could face another wave of recalls after German transport authority KBA deemed inadmissible defeat devices installed in some of its vehicles, in a letter leaked by a whistleblower to environmental NGO Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH).

Class action filed against Mercedes

27 November 2022

A CLASS action has been filed in the Victorian Supreme Court against Mercedes-Benz for diesel-engined vehicles made by the company for the model years 2009 to 2018.

Australian compensation law firm Gerard Malouf and Partners (GMP Law) said that the action relates the emission levels of certain Mercedes diesel models.

Aussie Law Firm Launches Legal Action Against Mercedes-Benz Over Alleged Emissions 'Cheat Devices'

24 November 2022

Australian law firm Gerard Malouf and Partners (GMP Law) has filed legal proceedings in the Victorian Supreme Court against German automaker Mercedes-Benz over its alleged use of 'cheat devices' to manipulate diesel gas emissions readings during testing.

Car owners could share in hundreds of millions of dollars as class action takes on Mercedes-Benz

22 November 2022

A class action against car company Mercedes-Benz is seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages over the alleged use of “cheat devices” to manipulate diesel emissions.

Mercedes to face class action over alleged 'cheat devices' for diesels

22 November 2022

A class action against car company Mercedes-Benz is seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages over the alleged use of "cheat devices" to manipulate diesel emissions.

Australian law firm launches its own 'dieselgate' class action on behalf of Mercedes-Benz owners

22 November 2022

A successful $1 billion lawsuit in the US against German car giant Mercedes-Benz last year has prompted an Australian law firm to launch a class action against the company seeking ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’ for allegedly misleading owners about emissions from certain diesel models.

Mercedes to face class action over diesels

22 November 2022

A class action against car company Mercedes-Benz is seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages over the alleged use of "cheat devices" to manipulate diesel emissions.

Mercedes' Emission 'Cheat Devices' Sparks Massive Aussie Class Action

22 November 2022

An Australian law firm has today filed a class action lawsuit potentially worth hundreds of millions of dollars against Mercedes-Benz, after the motoring giant was accused once again of installing “cheat devices” in its vehicles to fraudulently lower emissions readings.

Mercedes-Benz sued in class action over alleged diesel emission 'cheat devices'

22 November 2022

A class action against car company Mercedes-Benz is seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages over the alleged use of “cheat devices” to manipulate diesel emissions.

Defeat device car owners can claim damages - EU court advisor

3 June 2022

Owners of vehicles equipped with so-called defeat devices have a right to compensation from the vehicle manufacturer, an adviser to the top EU court said on Thursday in a case brought against Mercedes-Benz..

Mercedes Dieselgate nightmare revisited with new German report

8 November 2021

Mercedes-Benz's nightmare connected to its Dieselgate scandal from a few years back has been revisited in Germany this week...

Mercedes Accused of Diesel Emissions Cheating Again, Actual Figures Five Times Higher Than Reported

7 November 2021

After already having to pay up for emissions cheating in the past, Mercedes might have a similar problem on ...

Mercedes accused of using defeat devices on diesel cars

5 November 2021

New allegations of diesel emissions manipulation have been levelled against Daimler after a German environmental group claimed to have found eight new ‘defeat devices’ in a Euro 6-classified Mercedes-Benz E-Class.

UK Mercedes-Benz car owners seek damages over alleged emissions cheating

25 March 2021

A law firm representing the UK owners of Mercedes-Benz cars has started formal legal action seeking compensation from the German carmaker for allegedly installing illegal emissions cheating devices on its diesel vehicles.

Mercedes-Benz fined $1.5 billion for emissions cheating

15 September 2020

Automaker Daimler AG and subsidiary Mercedes-Benz USA have agreed to pay $1.5 billion to the U.S. government and California state regulators to resolve allegations...

Mercedes-Benz dragged in to emission cheating scandal

13 June 2018

German government forces recall of 700,000 diesel vehicles...