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Volkswagen liable for defeat devices, top EU court rules

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The European Court of Justice on Friday ruled that carmakers like Volkswagen (VOWG.DE), opens new tab remain liable for using unlawful defeat devices, such as temperature-sensitive emissions software, even if the vehicles met EU standards, which doesn't guarantee the technology's legality.

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Automotive manufacturers are responsible for the use of associated devices to manipulate the values of pollutant emissions. This is what the European Court of Justice makes clear. In a published communication, the body states that "a car manufacturer cannot be deprived of its responsibility for an illegal handling device based on the type of vehicle or the device itself has been approved by the competent national authority".Two Volkswagen diesel…

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