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VW facing largest collective action in modern German history

More than 400,000 German car owners seeking compensation from the carmaker over emissions test cheating have signed up to a landmark collective lawsuit, which is the largest legal claim of its kind in modern German history. Volkswagen has already paid out more than €30bn around the world...

Automobiles and Parts / 26.09.2019

Volkswagen bosses charged over emissions cheating

German authorities in Braunschweig have formalized the allegations of Volkswagen chief executive Herbert Diess, chairman Hans Dieter Poetsch and former CEO Martin Winterkorn of market manipulation in connection with the diesel emissions scandal that dates back to September 2015. The firm admitted in 2015 using illegal software to cheat...