Article 51RVK VW installed 'defeat devices' to subvert emissions tests, high court finds

VW installed 'defeat devices' to subvert emissions tests, high court finds

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Fiona Harvey
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Judge makes major ruling in mass 'dieselgate' litigation against VW in England and Wales

The car manufacturer Volkswagen subverted key air pollution tests, a British court has found, by using special software to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides under test conditions.

The high court finding is a boost to attempts by campaigners to force the company to address the impact of its cars in producing lung-damaging pollutants at far higher levels than were legally permissible.

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