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But Volkswagen plans to contest the National Green Tribunal's order at India's supreme court

An employee holds an emblem for a Volkswagen Golf car in a production line at the Volkswagen headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany. Picture: REUTERS

An investigation by the Indian government in 2015 found that VW had flouted local pollution limits and the company was forced to recall 323,700 cars in the country. That ruling came two months after it admitted to cheating US diesel emissions tests.

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