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Mar. 30, 2016

FTC files complaint against Volkswagen over rigged emissions tests

Volkswagen's "clean diesel" commercial campaign was dirty pool, the Federal Trade Commission charges in a new federal lawsuit filed against the beleaguered German automaker.

By Tim O'Connor
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Volkswagen AG's "clean diesel" commercial campaign was dirty pool, the Federal Trade Commission charges in a new federal lawsuit filed against the beleaguered German automaker.

The FTC filed its complaint in San Francisco federal court Tuesday alongside hundreds of other lawsuits filed against Volkswagen since news broke Sept. 18 that the company rigged emissions test sof...

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