Claimants say Ford Kuga deal is a sellout

Consumer body says a prosecution could take years - and fail

01 December 2019 - 00:02

By GRAEME HOSKEN

A ridiculous sellout. That's how some "bitterly disappointed" owners of Ford Kuga vehicles describe the National Consumer Commission (NCC) after it announced on Friday that the global motor giant will pay a R35m fine to the state and R50,000 cash to those whose vehicles caught fire due to a faulty cooling system.

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