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May 5, 2020 Report
Only 4,321 cars were sold in the UK last month, the lowest since 1946

The top-selling car in Britain in April was the Tesla Model 3

The collapse in car sales puts more pressure on the UK economy, which is on course for an unprecedented quarterly contraction of at least 7%, a survey showed on Tuesday, as the coronavirus crimps activity. Lockdown measures have been in place across Europe since mid-March to contain the pandemic, shutting many companies and limiting people's movements, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson expected to detail this week how measures will be slowly eased. Sales to businesses in April accounted for fo

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May 5, 2020 Report
Judge questions VW's defense in landmark diesel case in Germany

Any ruling in this landmark case will serve as a guideline for other cases

A German federal court judge cast doubt on Volkswagen's reasoning after the carmaker urged the court to dismiss a claim for damages brought by an owner of a diesel powered VW Sharan family van. Tuesday's proceedings were the first time that Germany's Federal Court of Justice, or Bundesgerichtshof, heard arguments from a plaintiff seeking damages from VW because it had sold vehicles with manipulated diesel engines. In the United States, authorities banned VW cars from roads after th

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