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Volkswagen: According to individual US states, the bill for the emissions scandal has not yet been settled
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The US Supreme Court had allowed districts in the states of Florida and Utah to make the automaker Volkswagen and its supplier Bosch liable for manipulated emissions under local laws.
The chief justices also dismissed VW's appeal against a similar ruling in the state of Ohio.
Volkswagen had argued that only the US government could make claims under the Clean Air Act.
This was contradicted by the administration under President Joe Biden, which had been asked by the Supreme Court for a legal assessment.
She recommended that the court not hear the case.
VW stated that the Supreme Court decision did not take into account whether the company's arguments were founded or not.
The rejection is based only on the presentation of the plaintiffs.
The car manufacturer is convinced of the strength of his arguments and will defend them in the course of further proceedings.
32 billion euros already paid - now individual states want to see money
The Wolfsburg take the view that the company settled the damage from the emissions scandal six years ago with its billions in comparison with the US judiciary and environmental authorities.
The Wolfsburg fear a patchwork of legal requirements if individual states and municipalities enacted environmental standards that deviate from federal laws.
For Volkswagen, the diesel scandal is already a financial disaster.
The reparation of the exhaust gas manipulation has cost the group more than 32 billion euros so far - mainly fines and compensation payments in North America.
Damage claims from diesel owners are still pending worldwide.
In addition, investors from Germany want to seek compensation for price losses suffered as a result of the diesel scandal before the Braunschweig Higher Regional Court.
The sum of the claims there amounts to around nine billion euros.
la / reuters
