GERMAN COURT RULES MERCEDES KNEW ABOUT CHEAT DEVICES

The Stuttgart Higher Regional Court on Thursday found that Mercedes Benz staff had deliberately fitted unauthorized devices to rig emissions levels in some models.

The "dieselgate" scandal, revolving around the revelation that auto makers were cheating when it came to emissions tests, first rocked Volkswagen in 2015 and then spread to other carmakers.

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