挪威石油基金將起訴大眾汽車

The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund is planning to sue Volkswagen in a rare legal action from Norway’s $850bn oil fund that underscores investor anger over the emissions scandal at the German carmaker.

全球最大的主權財富基金“挪威石油基金”打算起訴德國汽車製造商大眾汽車(Volkswagen)。這家擁有8500億美元資產的基金採取這一罕見的法律行動，突顯出投資者對大眾汽車尾氣造假醜聞的憤怒。

The oil fund, the carmaker’s fourth-largest shareholder, told the Financial Times that it would take legal action against VW in German courts by seeking to join one of the class-action suits being prepared there.

挪威石油基金是大眾汽車第四大股東。該基金告訴英國《金融時報》，它將在德國的法庭對大眾汽車採取法律行動，辦法是尋求加入人們在德國準備對大眾汽車發起的一項集體訴訟。

“We have been advised by our lawyers that the company’s conduct gives rise to legal claims under German law. As an investor it is our responsibility to safeguard the fund’s holding in Volkswagen,” said Petter Johnsen, chief investment officer for equity strategies at Norges Bank Investment Management, the manager of the oil fund.

該石油基金由挪威央行投資管理公司(Norges Bank Investment Management)管理。該公司負責股票策略的首席投資官彼得•約翰森(Petter Johnsen)表示：“我們的律師告訴我們，依據德國的法律，該公司的行為導致了法律索償。作為投資者，我們有責任保護該基金在大眾汽車的持股。”

The lawsuit, expected to be filed in the coming weeks, underlines the continuing legal difficulties that VW is facing. With a 1.64 per cent stake in VW’s ordinary voting shares, according to Bloomberg data, the Norwegian fund is the biggest investor not to hold a seat on the carmaker’s supervisory board. Its holding was worth $750m at the end of last year.

預計挪威石油基金將在幾周後提起訴訟。此事突顯出，大眾汽車將遭遇持續不斷的法律難題。彭博(Bloomberg)的資料顯示，挪威石油基金是在大眾汽車監事會無席位的最大投資者。該基金持有大眾汽車1.64%擁有普通投票權的股份。去年底時，這些股份價值7.5億美元。