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Moscow, Jul 28 (EFE/EPA).- Moscow hosts, on the occasion of the centenary of the Special Garage of the Russian Federal Security Service, an exhibition of achievements of the national economy. The Kremlin Garage celebrates in 2021 one hundred years since its opening and includes in the exhibition pieces such as cars of the Soviet dictator Josef Stalin from 1954. (Camera: YURI KOCHETKOV).B-ROLL OF THE EXHIBITION OF ACHIEVEMENTS OF NATIONAL ECONOMY AT THE MUSEUM OF THE SPECIAL PURPOSE GARAGE OF THE FEDERAL SECURITY SERVICE OF RUSSIA (FSO) IN MOSCOW, RUSSIA.
European Commission Vice-President Margrethe Vestager announces that the EU has fined five car manufacturers, including German automobile giants Volkswagen and BMW, 875 million euros for colluding on the development of anti-pollution technology for diesel cars. SOUNDBITE
A woman has been charged with reckless endangerment after plowing her car into a Manhattan protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Newser reports 52-year-old Kathleen Casillo was driving with her 29-year-old daughter when she said demonstrators began banging on her BMW. Demonstrators were protesting in support of ICE detainees on hunger strike. Casillo says she panicked and hit the gas. Six people have hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. A demonstrator was charged for allegedly interfering with emergency workers responding to the scene.
BMW has promised to increase their electric and hybrid car sales over the next two years as strict EU rules come into place in 2021.