German automaker Volkswagen AG and auto supplier Robert Bosch GmbH have asked a U.S. federal judge to reject requests from European investors and vehicle owners to access more than 20 million pages of records turned over in VW's "Dieselgate" scandal, according to Reuters.
VW, which admitted in 2015 to programing its diesel engines to deceive U.S. emissions testers, faces more than 1,200 lawsuits, consolidated before a judge in San Francisco.
The automaker has agreed to pay up to $16.5 billion to resolve claims from some owners, dealers and government regulators.
Volkswagen said in a court filing on Friday it has turned over more than 20 million pages to the Justice Department, which is conducting a criminal investigation, and has made the records available to others pursuing claims. VW expects to turn over additional documents, the company said. The company urged a judge to deny in full the "blatantly overbroad requests."