Nearly a year ago, the car carrier MV Fremantle Highway caught fire off the coast of Europe, where authorities feared it would sink. The ship survived, however, and some of the cars it was carrying were apparently in good enough condition to be salvaged and resold. Or perhaps not, as BMW has sued to stop the salvaged cars from hitting the market, insisting they’re too far gone to be allowed on the road.
The MV Fremantle Highway is a car carrier that left Germany for Egypt in July 2023, carrying nearly 4,000 new cars. Shortly after departure, a fire started in the hold, potentially due to an EV battery malfunction. The blaze…
