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Auto News For Wednesday, September 23, 2015 – Ghosn Introduces 2016 Nissan Altima In New York City

2016 Nissan Altima

Here are the five must-read auto news stories and reviews for Wednesday, September 23, 2015.

THE LOWDOWN
So how did it all transpire? How did Volkswagen actually go about fooling the EPA and CARB and, thus, the car buying public? Car & Driver’s Andrew Wendler looks into the background, the circumstances which aligned researchers at ICCT with West Virginia University. 

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