VW suspends sales of thousands of UK vehicles, as industry begins fight-back

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Carmaker suspends sale of around 4,000 vehicles that may be fitted with "defeat device" as doubt over validity of emissions tests spirals

Volkswagen, the German carmaker at the centre of the global vehicle emissions testing scandal, has suspended the sale of around 4,000 diesel vehicles in the UK. The firm said the vehicles, which have...

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