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Luxembourg (dpa) - Five years after the start of the VW diesel scandal, the European Court of Justice has declared controversial software for the fining of exhaust gas values ​​in approval tests to be illegal.

The verdict came on Thursday in Luxembourg.

It could significantly strengthen the rights of owners of older diesel cars.

(Case C-693/18)

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