Lawyers bring biggest class action of its kind in Britain against carmaker over emissions scandal

London (AFP) - Volkswagen faced its first mass lawsuit in the English courts on Monday over the "dieselgate" emissions scandal, with around 90,000 drivers demanding compensation from the German auto giant.

Tens of thousands of British drivers have accused Volkswagen of fitting devices to cheat clean air laws at the start of the country's biggest class action lawsuit brought to tackle "dieselgate".

Mercedes-Benz owner aims to slash €1bn from wage bill in drive towards electric cars

Frankfurt am Main (AFP) - Luxury automaker Daimler said Friday it would scrap at least 10,000 jobs worldwide, the latest in a wave of layoffs to hit the stuttering German car industry as it battles with a costly switch to electric.

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