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Volkswagen (VW) admitted in September 2015 to using software to
rig U.S. diesel emissions tests and said the software could be
in up to around 11 million vehicles worldwide.
KBA approved plans for VW to refit affected vehicles in Europe,
which included software updates on pollution control systems and
some technical fixes.
DUH's suit alleges the removal of illegal software from the cars
was unlawful because the KBA's original approval for the
vehicles did not include any mention of the software, DUH
Managing Director Juergen Resch said on Friday.
German daily Bild reported the lawsuit earlier.
It said DUH had filed the suit with an administrative court in
the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, where KBA is based.
KBA and VW declined comment on the report.
While VW has faced billions of dollars of fines in the United
States over the scandal, its costs in Europe have been much
lower.
Analysts say this is partly because of a loophole in EU
legislation which gives carmakers greater leeway on emissions
control systems. But critics suggest governments may also be
bowing to pressure from powerful car industry lobby groups.
(Reporting by Jan Schwartz, Maria Sheahan and Andreas Cremer;
Editing by Mark Potter)
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