Mitsubishi admits to flawed fuel emissions tests

Madeleine Cuff
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Shares in Japanese car maker plunge following revelations it 'mishandled' fuel economy data for more than 600,000 vehicles

Mitsubishi Motor Corporation has become the latest car maker to be engulfed in an emissions scandal, after today admitting that the results of more than 600,000 vehicle emissions tests made its cars appear...

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