Sixth Circuit Revives Cruze Emissions Suit Against GM, Bosch

June 6, 2025, 9:37 PM UTC

General Motors LLC and Robert Bosch LLC must go back to court over claims that the companies deceived consumers and put emissions-cheating software in Chevrolet Cruze cars, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.

The long-running lawsuit is remanded to a Michigan federal court “for the limited purpose of determining whether the plaintiffs’ remaining claims” are preempted by federal law, Judge Raymond M. Kethledge wrote in the opinion.

Owners of diesel-powered Cruze cars sued GM and its supplier Bosch in 2016, asserting the companies installed emissions-cheating software in the vehicles while advertising their “clean diesel” technology. The plaintiffs alleged the ...

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