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Judge Approves Emissions-Cheating Settlement For 3-Liter VWs

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by Darryl Hood

A federal judge in San Francisco has approved a $1.2 billion settlement with owners of about 88,500 Volkswagens with 3-liter diesel engines rigged to cheat on emissions tests. Judge Charles Breyer gave the deal final approval during a hearing Thursday. The deal ends most of the litigation over VW’s cheating scandal, which became public in 2015. Owners of 3-liter models…

Judge Lets VW Test Program to Scrap Cheating Diesel Vehicles

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by Darryl Hood

A federal judge is letting Volkswagen study the feasibility of scrapping 2-liter diesel cars that cheat on emissions tests. Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco signed an order Friday authorizing a test program involving 20 cars now owned by VW or its finance company. Breyer wrote that VW wants the tests so it can understand the process of scrapping the…