Daimler Faces German Consumer Class Action Over Diesel Engines
- Consumer group files suit in Daimler’s home town of Stuttgart
- VZBV won $981 million settlement against VW in similar case
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Daimler AG is facing a class action lawsuit in Germany from consumer group VZBV, which last year won an 830 million euro ($981 million) settlement in a very similar case against Volkswagen AG.
The consumer group alleges Daimler manipulated diesel engines to cheat on emission rules, VZBV said in a statement. The action covers Mercedes GLC and GLK models with engines of type OM 651, of which there are about 50,000 on German roads, the group said.