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Now playing Next Germany Volkswagen hails breakthrough after tripling electric car sales Volkswagen announced that it tripled electric car sales in 2020 as Europe pushes new limits on vehicle emissions. 12/01/2021
Now playing Next Germany Volkswagen blames lack of 'intercultural sensitivity' for racist ad The advert showed a black man being pushed around by a large white hand. 11/06/2020
Now playing Next Germany German court rules against VW in 'Dieselgate' compensation scandal About four years after the Volkswagen Diesel scandal broke, Germany's Federal Court passes a binding rule on compensation for consumers 25/05/2020
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