Auto industry – lawsuit against BMW unsuccessful – economy

The German Environmental Aid (DUH) has registered a defeat with its lawsuit against the car manufacturer BMW for insufficient climate protection. The district court in Munich on Tuesday dismissed the lawsuit brought by the DUH, according to which BMW should be obliged to stop selling cars with petrol or diesel engines from 2030 onwards. The encroachment on the general right of personality asserted by the plaintiffs cannot be ruled out from the outset, but the claims are currently unfounded, the court explained. The decision is not yet final, the DUH can appeal. The environmental aid had demanded a cease-and-desist declaration from BMW, in which the company undertook, among other things, not to build any more cars with combustion engines from 2030 onwards. She asserted that the emission of greenhouse gases interferes with the general right of personality. In September, the DUH had already failed with a similar lawsuit against Mercedes-Benz.