NGOs sue France for failing to recall millions of rigged diesel cars

Millions of diesel cars fitted with cheating software are still on French roads, emitting toxic gases far above legal limits. ASSOCIATED PRESS - Michael Probst

Three NGOs are taking the French state to court over its failure to remove millions of diesel cars fitted with cheating software from the roads, nearly a decade after the so-called “dieselgate” scandal first broke.

France Nature Environnement (FNE), the consumer group CLCV (Consumer Affairs, Housing and Living Environment) and international environmental law group ClientEarth on Wednesday filed a case before the Paris administrative court.