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EPA Accuses Volkswagen of Additional Emissions Cheating

HeadlineNov 04, 2015

Volkswagen’s emissions cheating scandal is widening. The company has acknowledged it understated carbon dioxide emissions for about 800,000 vehicles sold in Europe. The announcement comes after U.S. regulators accused Volkswagen of installing devices in diesel-powered vehicles to increase nitrogen oxide emissions up to nine times the allowable levels. Volkswagen has already recalled millions of cars across Europe.

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