More than 300,000 people have joined a collective case against Volkswagen, suing the embattled German auto giant for damages over emissions manipulations.
The number of plaintiffs in the very first collective action against the company in Germany, is
expected to be well above 300,000, spokesman for the German Federal Office of Justice, Thomas Ottersbach,
said on Wednesday.
As of December 28, 294,000 VW owners had joined the action, and many more claims were submitted in the last three days of 2018. The action against Volkswagen was launched on November 1 by the German consumer rights protection union (VZBV) and the All-German Car Club (ADAC).
The plaintiffs seek to prove that the company deliberately harmed its customers through emissions manipulation. Anyone, who bought diesel cars from the manufacturer, packed with EA189 motors could have joined the action.