上周四一起法律訴訟指稱通用汽車?yán)酶蟊婎愃频钠墼p設(shè)備，對(duì)成千上萬(wàn)輛柴油汽車排放數(shù)據(jù)造價(jià)以通過(guò)檢測(cè)。

集體訴訟的原告為購(gòu)買或租用過(guò)2011年到2016年款雪佛蘭西維拉多和通用希塞拉皮卡的顧客，人數(shù)超過(guò)70.5萬(wàn)，這兩款均裝配Duramax型號(hào)發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)。

起訴書稱，通用汽車采用了至少三款“欺詐設(shè)備”，確?？ㄜ嚺欧帕窟_(dá)到全國(guó)和本州的排放標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，但實(shí)際上污染比數(shù)據(jù)嚴(yán)重。訴訟已提交底特律聯(lián)邦法院。

“這些指控毫無(wú)根據(jù)，我們會(huì)全力保護(hù)公司的權(quán)益，”通用汽車新聞發(fā)言人丹?弗洛雷斯表示。

他補(bǔ)充說(shuō)，通用汽車生產(chǎn)的卡車嚴(yán)格遵守美國(guó)環(huán)境保護(hù)局的排放規(guī)定，也符合加州本地嚴(yán)格的排放標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。

起訴書稱通用汽車違反了敲詐勒索和消費(fèi)者保護(hù)法，希望獲得的賠償方式包括退款、轉(zhuǎn)售價(jià)值損失賠償，以及懲罰性賠償金等。

通用汽車最近官司纏身，剛剛因?yàn)榇蚧痖_關(guān)故障導(dǎo)致的124起死亡事故賠償了25億美元。

通用汽車與大眾都已承認(rèn)數(shù)據(jù)造假。還有至少四家汽車制造商的柴油車排放接受了監(jiān)管者或消費(fèi)者檢測(cè)。

另外四家公司包括梅賽德斯?奔馳母公司戴姆勒，菲亞特克萊斯勒汽車公司，標(biāo)志公司和雷諾。

當(dāng)天下午通用汽車股價(jià)下跌74美分至每股32.46美元，跌幅2.2%，此前跌幅曾達(dá)到3.8%。

蘇格蘭皇家銀行市場(chǎng)分析師約瑟夫?斯帕克預(yù)計(jì)，通用汽車大型皮卡約有八分之一采用柴油發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)，本次訴訟導(dǎo)致的“負(fù)面宣傳效應(yīng)”可能導(dǎo)致顧客轉(zhuǎn)而選購(gòu)福特汽車或菲亞特克萊斯勒的Ram皮卡。

排放超標(biāo)

起訴書顯示，原告提供車輛經(jīng)“上路”排放測(cè)試，顯示安裝了Duramax型號(hào)發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)的汽車氮氧化物排放量超標(biāo)二到五倍，而且比汽油發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)卡車排放量高出“很多倍”。

起訴書共184頁(yè)，其中提出若將發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)改造為符合排放標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，車輛性能、動(dòng)力和燃油效率都會(huì)下降。

德國(guó)博世公司也被列為被告，罪名是與通用公司有“不正常的密切”合作關(guān)系，主要是幫著開發(fā)欺詐設(shè)備。

博世公司發(fā)言人艾麗莎?克萊蘭德表示，不會(huì)就正接受調(diào)查或訴訟中的事務(wù)發(fā)表評(píng)價(jià)。

起訴書中提到兩名原告，為加州山景城的安德雷?芬納和路易斯安那的薩爾弗的約書亞?赫爾曼。

二人分別購(gòu)買了2011款希塞拉和2016款西維拉多卡車，且均表示如果當(dāng)初知道數(shù)據(jù)欺詐情況不會(huì)選擇購(gòu)買，起碼不會(huì)付這么多錢。

原告請(qǐng)的律所包括Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro，該所曾代表大眾汽車經(jīng)銷商與大眾達(dá)成數(shù)十億美元的和解案，也曾起訴通用汽車裝配柴油發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)的雪佛蘭科魯茲數(shù)據(jù)造假。

Hilliard Munoz Gonzales律師事務(wù)所曾負(fù)責(zé)通用汽車打火開關(guān)案，本次也代表原告方。

上周二，美國(guó)司法部提交了一份民事訴訟，指稱菲亞特克萊斯勒從2014年起在10.4萬(wàn)輛柴油車上安裝欺詐軟件在排放檢測(cè)中作弊。

菲亞特克萊斯勒對(duì)此表示否認(rèn)，同時(shí)面臨司法部關(guān)于排放量的單獨(dú)刑事調(diào)查。

本案原告為芬納等人，被告通用汽車等，由密歇根東區(qū)地方法院立案，編號(hào)17-11661。（財(cái)富中文網(wǎng)）

譯者：Pessy

審校：夏林

General Motors (gm) was accused in a lawsuit on Thursday of rigging hundreds of thousands of diesel trucks with devices similar to those used by Volkswagen (vlkpf), to ensure they pass emissions tests.

The proposed class-action lawsuit covers people who own or lease more than 705,000 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups fitted with "Duramax" engines from the 2011 to 2016 model years.

It said GM used at least three "defeat devices" to ensure that the trucks met federal and state emission standards, even if they generated more pollution in real-world driving. The complaint was filed in the federal court in Detroit.

"These claims are baseless and we will vigorously defend ourselves," GM spokesman Dan Flores said.

He added that the trucks comply with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency emissions standards and California's own tough emissions standards.

The lawsuit alleges violations of racketeering and consumer protection laws, and seeks remedies including possible refunds, restitution for lost resale value, and punitive damages.

It adds to legal problems for Detroit-based GM, which has already paid about $2.5 billion in penalties and settlements over faulty ignition switches linked to 124 deaths.

GM joins VW, which has admitted to cheating, and at least four other automakers whose diesel emissions have been scrutinized by regulators or consumers.

They include Mercedes-Benz parent Daimler, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Peugeot and Renault.

GM shares were down 74 cents, or 2.2%, at $32.46 in afternoon trading, after earlier falling as much as 3.8%.

RBC Capital Markets analyst Joseph Spak estimated that one-eighth of GM's full-sized pickups have diesel engines, and said "negative publicity" from the lawsuit could steer prospective buyers to Ford Motor Co or Fiat Chrysler's Ram division.

Excess Pollutants

According to the lawsuit, "on-road" emissions testing conducted for the plaintiffs found that Duramax-engined trucks produced nitrogen oxide pollutants two to five times higher than allowed, and "many times" higher than gasoline-engined trucks.

Modifying the engines to meet emissions standards would reduce performance, horsepower and fuel economy, the 184-page complaint said.

Germany's Robert Bosch GmbH was also named as a defendant for having allegedly helped develop the defeat devices, in an "unusually close" collaboration with GM.

Bosch spokeswoman Alissa Cleland said that company will not discuss matters being investigated or litigated.

The named plaintiffs are Andrei Fenner of Mountain View, California and Joshua Herman of Sulphur, Louisiana.

They said they would not have bought, or would have paid less for, their respective 2011 Sierra and 2016 Silverado trucks had they known about the alleged rigging.

Their law firms include Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro, which helped reach multibillion-dollar settlements for VW owners and dealers and has brought similar claims over GM's diesel-equipped Chevrolet Cruze.

Hilliard Munoz Gonzales, which handles many GM ignition switch lawsuits, also represents the plaintiffs.

On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil lawsuit accusing Fiat Chrysler of using software on 104,000 diesel vehicles sold since 2014 to evade emission standards.

Fiat Chrysler has denied wrongdoing. It also faces a separate Justice Department criminal probe on emissions.

The case is Fenner et al v General Motors LLC et al, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, No. 17-11661.