WASHINGTON: Volkswagen AG’s (VW) admission that it cheated to make nearly half a million diesel cars appear cleaner-burning than they are leaves the automaker facing billions in fines, its executives risking criminal charges and its US expansion plans in peril.
VW admitted systematically cheating on US air pollution tests for years, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Friday in citing violations that could add up to US$18bil in fines. The company said it had also heard from the Justice Department, which the EPA said could pursue criminal prosecution.
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