Saturday, March 19, 2016

VW scandal: Car dealers liable for malicious software – DiePresse.com

A car dealer is guarantee in this regard in relation to the manipulated exhaust Software customers. This judgment has the Grazer firm Christandl & amp; Partner has the District Court Graz-Ost reached a verdict for VW customers that could extend beyond the Steiermark: But you reckon judicial remedy, confirmed Attorney Jochen Eberhardt, a report of “Kronen Zeitung”


 
 

in the present case it comes to a customer who had purchased a model of the VW group at an Austrian car dealer. According to Eberhardt the dealer must provide a warranty for the cars built, the emission values ​​manipulating software. The shortage has been classified as serious, Eberhardt said. As the car dealer this now doing, is basically not care, he is obliged in any case to do so.


 

actions for damages may also be introduced in Austria, and not only in the country in which the software was putatively installed. The so far only verbally publicized court order would be available soon in writing, the lawyer. The VW AG had indeed submitted an extensive waiver of limitation in view, but they wanted to settle a liability on its merits, after possible damages can be claimed in legal proceedings, Eberhardt said.

The VW group had nearly six months admitted to having fined emission values ​​by software. In the US, where the scandal broke, 480,000 vehicles of the VW brand are affected. Worldwide approximately eleven million vehicles with manipulated emission levels are on the road, including around 388,000 in Austria

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(APA)

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