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FILE PHOTO – A U.S. flag flutters in the wind above a Volkswagen dealership in Carlsbad, California, U.S. May 2, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 16, 2017 | World
The United States President-elect Donald Trump hinted a border tax of 35 percent on vehicles imported to the U.S. market to face German carmakers in the future. The suggestion drew sharp rebukes from Berlin and hit the automakers’ shares. In an interview with...
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An American flag flies next to a Volkswagen car dealership in San Diego, California, U.S. September 23, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 3, 2016 | Business
Matthias Mueller, the German businessman who has been the chief executive officer of Volkswagen AG since 25 September 2015, has rejected calls for the carmaker to compensate customers in Europe over the ‘Dieselgate’ emissions scandal along the lines of its...