Volkswagen says 800,000 cars may have false CO2 levels

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Last Updated : Nov 04 2015 | 2:28 AM IST

BERLIN (Reuters) - Volkswagen said on Tuesday it had uncovered "inconsistencies" when determining carbon dioxide emission levels which could affect around 800,000 cars.

VW said preliminary estimates of the economic risks of the inconsistencies detected amount to about 2 billion euros ($2.19 billion), without being more specific.

"VW's top management will immediately start a dialogue with responsible authorities regarding the

(Reporting by Andreas Cremer; Editing by Victoria Bryan)

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