Volkswagen will remove the defective software in cars – News Radio ZET

Today happening 10/07/2015 1:26

In January next year, will start the action calling for the Volkswagen car service station Software allows falsifying test exhaust gases in diesel engines – said the head of the group Matthias Mueller. The action will last until the end of 2016.

“If everything goes according to plan, we will be able to start the action in January. All cars must be repaired by the end of 2016.” – Mueller said in an interview with the daily “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung”.

Mueller expressed his conviction that only a few employees of the group participated in activities that helped falsifying test results exhaust emissions in engines VW cars equipped with diesel engines.

Trouble giant Wolfsburg

The disclosure of the affair resulted in a significant drop in the share price of Volkswagen and caused severe blow to its reputation. Former president of the group, Martin Winterkorn resigned though maintained that there is nothing to reproach myself.

The new president stressed that the company has to go through restructuring – should become less and less centralized. He added that any company cooperating with VW will undergo a thorough inspection.

Mueller expressed, however, that concern is needed more “evolution than revolution” and that he regains “its former glory” in Over the next 2-3 years.

“This crisis has given us an opportunity to revise the structure of Volkswagen. We want the company slimmed down, more decentralize and give companies co-operating more responsibility,” – he said. Mueller dismissed as untrue suggestions that the company too late informed the financial markets of the problems with diesel engines, although much earlier warned the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

On Thursday before a subcommittee of the US Congress He is expected to testify about the scandal head of US subsidiary of Volkswagen Michael Horn. It is estimated that approx. 480 thousand. VW cars with diesel engines in the US and over 11 million worldwide, including 8 million in EU countries, is software that allows falsifying test the toxicity of exhaust gases.

PAP / kb