German carmaker’s chief executive apologises in face of international uproar but refuses to resignVolkswagen has admitted that 11 million of its cars worldwide were designed to cheat emissions testing,in an escalating scandal that has loaded pressure on the wider motor industry.
Campaigners absorb long claimed engine emissions figures under laboratory tests are far exceeded in real-life conditions, and experts absorb said thousands of premature deaths could be averted by ensuring cars meet their legal limits.
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Source: theguardian.com