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Volkswagen AG and a German auto supplier on Tuesday (Jan 26) asked the US Supreme Court to reverse a lower-court ruling that said two counties could seek financial penalties over excess diesel emissions that could total billions of dollars.
The German automaker's US unit and Robert Bosch asked the US high court to reverse a unanimous ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that said Utah’s Salt Lake County and Florida’s Hillsborough County could seek "staggering” damages over updates made to polluting diesel vehicles after they were sold.
Volkswagen Group of America told the high court the appeals court "decision threatens to throw one of America’s largest industries into regulatory chaos, to the detriment of manufacturers, dealers, consumers, and the environment."
On Tuesday, the Ohio Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the state's lawsuit against Volkswagen over emissions damages from 14,000 Ohio-registered cars. VW said in court papers Ohio's claims "could total US$350 million per day, or more than US$127 billion per year, over a multi-year period".
Ohio said VW engaged in "deceptive recalls" after vehicles were sold and it "seeks to hold Volkswagen responsible for modifying its customers’ cars - cars that the customers had already purchased and used - to evade emissions laws".
In September the Environmental Protection Agency announced a US$1.5 billion settlement with Daimler to resolve allegations it engaged in emissions cheating.
Volkswagen noted Hillsborough County has since sued Daimler and Bosch and cited a county document that it could also bring an emissions-cheating lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler, which is now known as Stellantis.
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