VW suspended from FTSE4Good ethical index in wake of emissions scandal

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German carmaker axed from stock market index of ethical companies for cheating emissions tests

Volkswagen has been suspended from the London Stock Exchange's FTSE4Good index series following revelations earlier this year that millions of its cars were fitted with software to cheat emissions tests....

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