Vauxhall faces mass action lawsuit over alleged emissions test 'cheating'

Cecilia Keating
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Diesel exhaust contains toxic nitrous oxide emissions
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Diesel exhaust contains toxic nitrous oxide emissions

Up to 600,000 cars sold to UK drivers over a 10-year period may have been installed with defeat devices, according to law firm fronting mass claim

More than one million Vauxhall drivers in the UK could be eligible for thousands of pounds in compensation following allegations the car company cheated emissions tests, according to campaigners. But the...

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