(FILES) This photograph shows the logo of German car maker Volkswagen in Dunkirk, northern France on November 4, 2015. A French court has ordered Volkswagen to pay 100,000 euros ($117,000) on charges of "consumer harm" over the Dieselgate emissions fraud, an advocacy group said May 12, 2026, as around 950,000 clients in France await a class-action ruling on compensation. (Photo by PHILIPPE HUGUEN / AFP via Getty Images)