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Comment: As VW scandal lingers, EU confronts Copenhagen legacy

By Laurel Henning* ( September 5, 2016, 16:27 GMT | Comment) -- Volkswagen came clean about its dirty diesel emissions this time last year, admitting it had rigged cars to cheat on pollution tests. The fallout in the US was swift and costly, yielding a $15.3 billion settlement with VW to shove half a million affected vehicles off America’s roads. In Europe, the German automaker has flatly refused to compensate car owners caught in the “diesel dupe.” And the EU has no legal leverage for forcing it to do so. This diverging response is no fluke.Volkswagen came clean about its dirty diesel emissions this time last year, admitting it had rigged cars to cheat on pollution tests. ...

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