The car brands have been under investigation in Europe
International News via Reuters:
A Dutch court on Wednesday said diesel cars sold by Opel, Peugeot, Citroen and DS in the Netherlands from 2009 contained software designed to cheat emissions tests.
In its intermediary ruling in a class action suit brought by three organisations against Stellantis, which now owns the targeted car companies, the court did not determine whether any compensation should be paid.
The car brands have been under investigation in Europe, along with several other automakers, in the wake of Volkswagen’s dieselgate emissions scandal.
The Dutch court said it was clear that diesel cars introduced by the four brands since 2014 were equipped with software that manipulated their emission control system, keeping nitrogen oxide emissions artificially low during official tests.
It said this was also the case for Opel diesels introduced since 2009, while it suspected the same for the Peugeot, Citroen and DS diesels of this generation.
Stellantis was not immediately available for comment.
Reporting by Bart MeijerEditing by Mark Potter
