Volkswagen said today it would recall around 8.5 million diesel-engine cars in the European Union after Germany requested servicing of the vehicles following a scandal over rigged emissions tests.

VW said that it would need to be determined outside the 28-nation EU which classes of engine EA 189 were affected.

The latest engine generation EA 288 is not affected, it said.

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