L’UFC-Que Choisir lance la première action de groupe contre Stellantis

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C'est une première en France dans cette affaire. L’UFC-Que Choisir a annoncé avoir lancé une action de groupe contre le constructeur automobile Stellantis suite au scandale des airbags Takata.

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00:00UFC Que Choisir is taking on Stellantis? Its sights are set on the Takata airbag scandal.

00:05We'll explain.

00:06The consumer protection association has launched a class action against the car manufacturer Stellantis.

00:11with the Paris judicial court.

00:14This is the first action of this type brought in this case.

00:16The purpose of this procedure is to force Stellantis to compensate owners of vehicles equipped with Takata airbags.

00:22whose immobilization was forced.

00:24As a reminder, these defective airbags have caused the deaths of around sixty people worldwide.

00:28At the end of June, the French government banned 800,000 vehicles equipped with these airbags from circulation.

00:33bringing the total number of immobilized cars to 1.7 million.

00:37A decision taken after the explosion of an airbag which caused the death of a man in Reims.

00:41With its class action, UFC Que Choisir hopes to obtain several compensations.

00:45In particular, she wants daily compensation for the entire duration of the vehicle's immobilization.

00:50and another for moral damages suffered by consumers.

00:53If you want to learn more about the Takata airbag scandal,

00:56We made a business drama about this subject.

00:59The video is available on our website and our YouTube channel.

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