three hundred thousand volts walk in car owners in germany have launched a class action lawsuit against the automaker they want compensation for losses to the value of their vehicles that resulted from a v.w. emissions cheating scandal the company has already paid out billions of dollars in fines and compensation to drivers of diesel cars in the u.s. and germany owners have so far only been offered software upgrades the lawsuit is being filed by the country's federation of consumer organizations. the european union plans to wrap up negotiations this year for a major trade deal with america so states in south america while the u.s. cuts itself off with punitive tariffs the e.u. is creating the world's biggest free trade zone the aim is to abolish customs duties and other trade barriers to america so a trade block includes argentina brazil and paraquat. with two hundred sixty million people it's one of the biggest economic alliances in the world. venice