Volkswagen in turn announced that it had been indicted in France in the investigation of fraud in the antipollution controls of older generations of diesel engines, via a press release on Wednesday, confirming information from radio Europe 1.
The day after Renault's announcement of its indictment, the German automobile giant, which denies "any prejudice" for French consumers, announced its implication in this scandal of "dieselgate" which has already caused it. won legal action in many countries and cost 30 billion euros.
According to a source familiar with the matter, Volkswagen was indicted on May 6 for "deception".
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Renault indicted for "deception" in the Dieselgate affair
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Volkswagen's first conviction in France in the Dieselgate case
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