Renault to face criminal trial in France over dieselgate
Renault will face a criminal trial in France on aggravated fraud charges over accusations that devices in its diesel cars were designed to cheat clean air laws, the prosecutor's office told Agence France-Presse (AFP). The French carmaker will be the second referred to criminal court in France after Volkswagen over what has become known as the dieselgate scandal. The scandal erupted in September 2015 when German automaker Volkswagen admitted fitting millions of vehicles with software to make engines appear less polluting in regulatory tests than in real driving conditions.
- ▪Renault will face a criminal trial in France on aggravated fraud charges over accusations that devices in its diesel cars were designed to cheat clean air laws, the prosecutor's office told Agence France-Presse (AFP).
- ▪The French carmaker will be the second referred to criminal court in France after Volkswagen over what has become known as the dieselgate scandal.
- ▪The scandal erupted in September 2015 when German automaker Volkswagen admitted fitting millions of vehicles with software to make engines appear less polluting in regulatory tests than in real driving conditions.
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| Publication time | Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:25:10 +0200 |
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Renault will face a criminal trial in France on aggravated fraud charges over accusations that devices in its diesel cars were designed to cheat clean air laws, the prosecutor's office told Agence France-Presse (AFP). The French carmaker will be the second referred to criminal court in France after Volkswagen over what has become known as the dieselgate scandal. The scandal erupted in September 2015 when German automaker Volkswagen admitted fitting millions of vehicles with software to make engines appear less polluting in regulatory tests than in real driving conditions. It caused waves in the global car industry, ensnaring several other top carmakers and leading to legal action in multiple countries, including Britain, France, South Korea and the United States.
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