A couple of days ago, a Chinese environmental group called "The China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation" sued giant car company Volswagen over issues regarding its emissions. The case was filed due to Volkswagen using software to rig the emission tests that its cars will go through.
The Volkswagen cheating scandal has grown out of proportion ever since its discovery last September. The scandal has started various investigations, studies and changes in the company. It also became the reason for different lawsuits filed against Volkswagen from all the countries that were affected by the cheating scandal.
One of those countries that are affected is China, which prompted the local environmental group to file a case and demand an apology from the 78 year old car-making company. According to China Daily -- a state-owned news giving body -- the environmental group filed a case against the company because of the produced problem-filled vehicles just for the sake of its own profit. The group also mentioned that the problematic cars that the car maker have only added to the already worse condition of China's air pollution, public health and the people's rights.
Volkswagen said that out of the 3.2 million vehicles that were sold to China this year alone, only 1,950 vehicles are affected by the batch that it has tried to recall. It may not be that much big of a number considering the number of China's population, but the Chinese environmental group cited it as something that is very concerning.
This particular lawsuit is the first ever appeal made by the Chinese people towards the German company. According to the group's attorney, Mr. Wang Wenyong, they have filed the case in the public's interest. He stated that the group is not fighting for its members but the members are doing this for the people of China.
Meanwhile, a Volkswagen spokeswoman Jeannine Ginivan has declined to give immediate comments about the lawsuits, while the main company that is located in Germany has already apologized to its Chinese consumers about the scandal.
