BERLIN: Just one week ago Volkswagen was a company oozing confidence, the world's best-selling automaker with a global brand that appealed to car buyers seeking trustworthy German engineering at an affordable price. Since then, the company's fortunes and its share price have crashed amid a scandal over rigged emissions tests. Here's what's known about the Volkswagen affair so far: HOW DID IT START? Researchers at West Virginia University, tipped off by an environmental group, conducted tests on several diesel vehicles and discovered that two Volkswagen models, a 2012 VW Jetta and a 2013 VW Passat, had much higher emissions than permitted. They...
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