Volkswagen informed the US authorities about the detection of cars with diesel engines of the models rocznikowych 2016 software that might affect the further manipulation of the results of the emission control – reported the Associated Press.
German carmaker has confirmed the AP that additional emission control device operates 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 the 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.
– The (unit) has the ability to warm up (catalyst), and the entire solution is waiting for approval agency. 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.
The 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.
The AP adds that, pending clarification of the case for additional emission control devices 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 have been found software falsifying test measuring emissions.
It is a pity Skoda
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.
The statement stressed that the decision Vahland was caused by disagreements about the organization of the new group in the region. In addition to the resignation from the post Vahland also decided to leave the company.
Automotive scandal
Last month, the EPA announced that in its cars with diesel engines, Volkswagen install safeguards against excessive nitrogen oxide emissions during testing . The disclosure of this fact caused the most serious in recent years scandal in the global automotive industry, and Volkswagen threaten now in the United States multibillion-dollar penalties.
Software turn off the system to neutralize nitrogen oxides during the 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.
The concept model is not always refers rocznikowego 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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