South Korean antitrust agency probes VW over emissions ads

January 22, 2016 05:00 AM

SEOUL (Reuters) -- South Korea's antitrust regulator is probing Volkswagen Group over its advertising claims on emissions from its cars, an official at the agency told Reuters on Friday.

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