The German carmaker has confirmed the AP that “additional emission control” works on a different basis than previously discovered protect against excessive emissions of nitrogen oxides during the tests; They were installed in models from the years 2009 to 2015.
Case models rocznikowych 2016 was notified last week US Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and offices in California. New software increases the operating temperature of the catalyst so that the device efficiently eliminates harmful substances in exhaust gases – particularly for nitrogen oxide.
” It (the unit) has the ability to warm up (catalyst), and the entire solution is waiting for approval of the agency. The US authorities are now investigating this issue, and Volkswagen gives them additional explanations “- told the AP spokeswoman for the company in the US Jeannine Ginivan.
AP points out that the US authorities are investigating whether the new software was another and deliberate attempt to deceive the testing emissions.
“We have a long list of questions for VW in this case. So far we have received answers to some, but not all “- said the representative of the administration of EPA Committee. Janet McCabe air quality. She could not answer, or placing this device models rocznikowych 2016 was a violation of US law.
AP adds that, pending clarification of the case the use of “additional emission control device” thousands of cars Beetle, Golf, Jetta and Passat will have to remain in US ports, where they will be quarantined. After an investigation, the US authorities would have to agree to introduce them to sell. AP recalls that these cars were waiting seller group, who had to withdraw from the local market for cars with diesel engines from earlier vintages, which software detected falsifying test measuring emissions.
The same day, Skoda, owned by Volkswagen, announced that its former chairman Winfried Vahland will not cover as head of the department of Volkswagen North America, as it has been communicated on 24 September. The company reported then that will be the direct supervisor Vahland former head of the branch company in the US – Michael Horn.
In statement stressed that the decision Vahland was due to “a difference of opinion on the organization of a new group in the region.” In addition to the resignation from the post Vahland also decided to leave the company.
Last month, the EPA announced that in its cars with diesel engines, Volkswagen install safeguards against excessive emissions of nitrogen oxides during the tests. The disclosure of this fact caused the most serious in recent years scandal in the global automotive industry, and Volkswagen in the US now threaten multibillion-dollar penalties.
Software turn off the system to neutralize nitrogen oxides during normal operation of the car and włączało him if he recognized that the engine is tested. Volkswagen admitted to have used such a solution including about 11 million cars in the world, of which about 8 million sold in European Union countries, including 2.8 million in Germany.
rocznikowego model concept does not always refer to the date of manufacture of the car. Often the car, which in the last months of the year leave the factory are referred to as model rocznikowy of the following year.
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