VW's US sales got destroyed in November

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A Volkswagen logo adorns a sign outside a dealership for the German automaker located in the Sydney suburb of Artarmon, Australia, October 3, 2015.  REUTERS/David Gray

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A Volkswagen logo adorns a sign outside a dealership for the German automaker located in the Sydney suburb of Artarmon

On Tuesday. Volkswagen reported a nearly 25% decline in November sales in the US compared with the same month last year.

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Automakers are reporting sales throughout the day. So far, the numbers are coming in below expectations, but VW by far turned in the biggest decline.

The massive dip can be blamed on the emissions-cheating scandal that has shaken the car maker.

In the US, VW halted sales of vehicles that have the types of diesel engines that we found to have cheating software installed.

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