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At a meeting in Brussels today, EU transport ministers failed to put pressure on Volkswagen to compensate EU consumers over the use of a defeat device to hide air pollution emissions. However, European Commissioner for Internal Market and Industry Elżbieta Bieńkowska said during the meeting that Member States should assess all available legal tools to ensure that owners are compensated.
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Yesterday, a San Francisco District Judge announced that Volkswagen is on track to reach a deal with car owners – a deal which would include cash compensation and buybacks.
The car industry in Europe, the US and Japan is still making news headlines with unpleasant revelations. Last Friday, five major car makers announced a recall of 650,000 cars for emission irregularities while other car-makers are being investigated.
Today the European Commission presented its plans for overhauling the framework to approve cars in the European Union.
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