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(photo source: official website) according to foreign media reports, on December 2, tens of thousands of British car owners filed a lawsuit against the public, claiming that the company's use of cheating equipment violates laws related to clean air. This lawsuit is the largest collective lawsuit filed in the UK to solve the "diesel door" incident. In 2015, Volkswagen was found to cheat in the emission test by using illegal software, which aroused strong opposition to diesel models around the world. Many courts around the world began to hear the case. To date, VW has spent 30 billion euros ($33 billion) on the event. VW previously said that around 11 million vehicles (1.2 million in the UK) around the world have been installed with diesel emission test cheating software, which aims to limit the level of harmful emissions and carbon dioxide pollution. The British high court is expected to hold a two-week hearing. The high court will rule on two legal issues. First, determine whether the software installed by Volkswagen on the vehicle should be regarded as "a defeat device" under EU regulations. Second, whether the British high court should be bound by the German regulatory body's determination that the software is an efficiency reducing device. For the above two issues, the public has denied. "Volkswagen Group will continue to firmly defend its position in the high court of London," VW said in a statement. Volkswagen continues to believe that the claimant has not suffered any loss and that the vehicles affected by the case have not used the legally prohibited efficiency reduction device. This hearing will have no effect on liability attribution or loss. " In the United States, Volkswagen agreed to pay $25 billion to calm complaints from car owners, environmental regulators, states and dealers. The company also repurchased 500000 cars in the United States. But in Europe, the company did not take similar measures, they only provided a software upgrade. The company insists it has not violated any British law.