大眾汽車公司為何面臨訴訟？
Volkswagen has lost a landmark legal battle in Germany’s highest civil court over compensation for the buyer of a secondhand minivan fitted with emissions-cheating software.
在德國最高民事法院上，大眾汽車公司（Volkswagen）輸掉了一場具有裡程碑意義的法律訴訟。一名顧客購買了一輛安裝有「尾氣作弊軟體」的二手小貨車，而訴訟就是圍繞針對該買家進行賠償展開。
The world’s largest carmaker must take back the plantiff’s manipulated car and pay him €28,257.74 (£25,325), in a case that will lead to the company paying compensation to 60,000 German VW owners.
該案件將會導致這家全球最大的汽車製造商向6萬名德國大眾汽車車主支付賠償金，所以該公司必須收回原告持有的汽車，並向其支付28257.74歐元（合計25325英鎊）。
The ruling is the latest blow in the so-called dieselgate scandal, in which Volkswagen and fellow German carmaker Daimler have paid more than €30bn (£28bn) in fines and compensation around the world since it was revealed in 2015.
在所謂的「柴油門」醜聞中，這一裁決可謂是最新一擊。自醜聞於2015年曝光以來，大眾汽車公司和合伙人德國汽車製造商戴姆勒（Daimler）在全球支付了300多億歐元（合計280億英鎊）的罰款與賠償。
VW was found to have installed software that artificially lowered emissions of nitrogen oxides when the vehicles were being tested, meaning the output of the harmful pollutants were much higher in real-life conditions.
大眾被判定安裝了軟體，在測試車輛時人為降低氮氧化物的排放量，這意味著在現實情況下，有害汙染物的排放量要高得多。
Germany’s federal court of justice said Herbert Gilbert was entitled to compensation for the purchase price of the Volkswagen Sharan people carrier minus mileage costs. Gilbert bought the car in January 2014.
德國聯邦法院表示，赫伯特·吉爾伯特（Herbert Gilbert）有權就大眾夏朗系列（Volkswagen Sharan）小貨車購買價格除去裡程費用獲得賠償。而吉爾伯特於2014年1月購買了這輛車。
該裁決意味著什麼？
Claus Goldenstein, a lawyer handling about 21,000 VW cases including Gilbert’s, said: 「The ruling means legal certainty for millions of consumers in Germany and shows once again that even a large corporation is not above the law. Today we have made history.」
律師克勞斯·戈登斯坦（Claus Goldenstein）處理過包括吉爾伯特（Gilbert）案件在內的2.1萬起左右的大眾汽車案件，他說：「這項裁決對德國數百萬消費者來說意味著正當的法律程序，並再次表明，即使是一家大公司也不能凌駕於法律之上。如今，我們創造了歷史。」
In the UK, Volkswagen faces 91,000 consumer claims under a group litigation order. A high court judge hearing the case found that Volkswagen installed a 「cheat device」 in cars under its Volkswagen, Audi, Seat and Skoda brands. Despite being found to have cheated emissions in the US, Volkswagen had disputed the accusation in the UK.
在英國，根據一項集體訴訟令，大眾汽車面臨9.1萬起消費者索賠。一名審理此案的高等法院法官裁定，大眾汽車在旗下的大眾、奧迪（Audi）、西雅特（Seat）和斯柯達（Skoda）品牌汽車都安裝了「作弊裝置」。儘管大眾汽車在美國被發現「尾氣作弊」，但它對在英國的這一指控提出了質疑。
「柴油門」醜聞對大眾汽車公司造成怎樣的影響？
The dieselgate scandal rocked Volkswagen, with billions of euros wiped from its market value and fraud charges for its former chief executive Martin Winterkorn. The fallout has also been credited for spurring Volkswagen to accelerate plans to become the world’s largest manufacturer of battery electric vehicles, with zero exhaust emissions.
「柴油門」醜聞震撼了大眾汽車，其市值虧損了數十億歐元，前執行長馬丁·溫特科恩（Martin Winterkorn）也面臨欺詐指控。這一影響也被認為是促使大眾汽車加速了其成為全球最大的電池電動汽車製造商的計劃，同時也要實現零排放。
The latest ruling removes one of the last remaining legal risks to Volkswagen in Germany in relation to the scandal. The company in February paid a settlement with about 240,000 car owners in a separate action that will cost it about €750m.
最新的裁決消除了大眾汽車在德國面臨的與該醜聞有關的最後一個法律風險。今年2月，大眾汽車公司與大約24萬名車主單獨達成和解，賠償了約7.5億歐元。
Volkswagen said it would pay compensation in Germany as soon as possible and offer one-off payments dependent on individual claims.
大眾汽車公司表示，將儘快支付在德國的賠償金，並根據個人索賠進行一次性付款。
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