“Dutch court says diesel brands now owned by Stellantis had cheating software from 2009”, 30 July 2025

A Dutch court … said diesel cars sold by Opel, Peugeot, Citroen and DS in the Netherlands from 2009 contained software designed to cheat emissions tests.

In its intermediary ruling in a class action suit brought by three organisations against Stellantis which now owns the targeted car companies, the court did not determine whether any compensation should be paid….

Stellantis denied the accusations and said it was considering "appropriate next steps" to defend its interests…

The Dutch court said it was clear that diesel cars introduced by the four brands since 2014 were equipped with software that manipulated their emission control system, keeping nitrogen oxide emissions artificially low during official tests…