Volkswagen AG sentenced in emissions-cheating scandal
A federal court in Detroit has sentenced Volkswagen AG in connection with a decade-long scheme to sell diesel vehicles containing software designed to cheat U.S. emissions tests. As part of the plea agreement, VW will pay a $2.8 billion penalty.
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