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.
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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
".