VW hit with record fine in Australia over emissions scandal
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Volkswagen (VW) has been slapped with a record fine by Australia’s consumer watchdog to settle lawsuits over the carmaker’s global emissions scandal.
The A$125m ($86m; £66m) penalty is the highest ordered by a court for breaches of Australian consumer law.
VW has been hit with a flurry of legal action since 2015, when it emerged the firm had been cheating…