BMW and Mercedes see German climate activists lodge lawsuits over combustion-engine phaseout
By Giulia Bedini ( September 21, 2021, 15:41 GMT | Insight) -- German carmakers BMW and Mercedes-Benz have seen a legal challenge by an environmental group escalate, with lawsuits formally filed at district courts in Munich and Stuttgart. Deutsche Umwelthilfe, which bases its litigation on a landmark climate ruling by Germany's constitutional court, is trying to force the companies to stop selling vehicles with internal combustion engines by 2030.German carmakers BMW and Mercedes-Benz have seen a legal challenge by an environmental group escalate, with lawsuits formally filed at district courts in Munich and Stuttgart....
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