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Massive UK dieselgate lawsuit reaches court Estelle.Bronkhorst Mon, 10/13/2025 - 06:00 LONDON - A trial involving five major carmakers opens at London s High Court on Monday, marking the latest chapter of the dieselgate emissions scandal that has rocked the auto industry for a decade.The High Court will decide in a three-month trial whether systems installed in Mercedes, Ford, Peugeot-Citroen, Renault and Nissan diesel vehicles were designed to cheat clean air laws.The trial of the five lead defendants will set a precedent for other manufacturers, potentially paving the way for billions of pounds in compensation.The claims were brought on behalf of 1.6 million motorists against 14 carmakers, including Jaguar Land Rover, Toyota, Vauxhall-Opel and BMW, among others.Martyn Day, lawyer at Leigh Day representing the claimants, said the case impacts nearly all the manufacturers in this country. It is a huge case for the British public, he told AFP, adding that it could lead to serious amounts of compensation. The dieselgate scandal first erupted in September 2015, when German automaker Volkswagen admitted to fitting millions of vehicles with software to make engines appear less polluting in regulatory tests than in real driving conditions.It caused waves in the global car industry, ensnaring several other top carmakers and leading to legal action in multiple countries.The court in London will examine evidence to determine whether major carmakers installed so-called defeat devices in cars to reduce nitrogen oxide readings in order to cheat emissions tests.The five lead defendants deny that their systems were designed to circumvent the tests.

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