Volkswagen finds ‘anomalies’ in diesel software update
25 December 2018 |
2:30 pm
German carmaker Volkswagen said they "promptly" informed German authorities after discovering abnormalities in the new emissions software. The firm is still paying billions over the 2015 emissions cheating scandal.
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