Volkswagen car sales tumble almost 20% in Britain

Sales of new Volkswagen cars collapsed in Britain by nearly a fifth last month as the German carmaker was plagued by fallout from the pollution-cheating scandal, industry data showed Friday.

There were 12,958 new registrations of Volkswagen branded vehicles in November, down almost 20 percent from the same month in 2014, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said in a statement.