German court rules in favour of banning diesel cars

A top German court has ruled in favour of allowing major cities to ban heavily-polluting diesel cars. The move is likely to hit the value of 12 million vehicles in Europe's largest car market and force car makers to pay for costly modifications. There has been a global backlash against diesel-engine cars since Volkswagen admitted in 2015 to cheating American exhaust tests.

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