Judges at Germany’s highest civil court decided they would allow more drivers to collect compensation
Before that, Germany generally didn’t grant compensation unless the carmaker acted intentionally, which is usually hard to prove.
Mercedes said the trial courts still need to determine whether the specific software used qualifies as a defeat device. Until another landmark EU court ruling from July 2022, authorities always approved the technology, so there was no way that Mercedes could have known it acted illicitly, the company said.
The diesel-rigging scandal was exposed in 2015, yet its repercussions continue to haunt the German car industry. Volkswagen and Mercedes are still entangled in hundreds of suits by drivers seeking compensation. Monday’s ruling could see even more drivers start an action as it now lowers the bar for collecting money related to cars produced after the scandal broke.
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