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Mass lawsuit against Volkswagen underway in Germany
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English - September 30, 2019 19:46 - 4 minutes - 4.01 MB - ★★★★ - 11 ratingsNews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Germany's first mass lawsuit begins as 450,000 owners of diesel Volkswagen cars take on the company. They argue they are owed compensation for being sold cars based on misleading emissions data. The scandal has already cost Volkswagen €30 billion. It has faced class action claims in the US and Australia, but this is the first time Germans could pursue group claims since the law was changed last year. We speak to Brussels correspondent, Ira Spitzer.