Defeat device car owners entitled to damages


© Reuters. The Mercedes-Benz logo is seen at the 43rd Bangkok International Motor Show, in Bangkok, Thailand, March 22, 2022. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Purchasers of vehicles equipped with defeat devices must have a right to compensation from the manufacturer, an adviser to the top EU court said on Thursday in a case brought against Mercedes-Benz.

Judges of the Court of Justice of the European Union are not bound by advice from an advocate general, but follow them in the majority of cases.

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