CategoryAutomakers

VW accused of using 'defeat device' software in 482,000 diesels to skirt U.S. clean-air rules

A 2009 VW Jetta TDI on display after being named Green Car of the Year by Green Car Journal in 2008. U.S. and California regulators are investigating whether Volkswagen AG deliberately circumvented clean air rules on diesel cars. (BLOOMBERG)
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RB
By:
Ryan Beene
September 18, 2015 05:00 AM

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