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VW SCANDAL: Company instructed to recall millions of cars in Europe

Car Dealer Magazine by Car Dealer Magazine
October 19, 2015
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VOLKSWAGEN has been forced into recalling millions of vehicles across Europe after the company’s voluntary scheme for the removal of emission cheating software was rejected.

The carmaker yesterday said that affected diesel engined vehicles would be taken off the road following the intervention of German automotive watchdog, the Federal Motor Transport Authority, which ordered a mandatory recall of 2.4m vehicles.

Up to 1.2m cars in the UK are thought to be affected by the ongoing emissions scandal, and the European recall could see an escalation of the voluntary programme announced by VW here in the UK. The company has previously said 400,000 British vehicles will require changes to their fuel injection systems and others will need a software upgrade.

Yesterday VW’s UK boss Paul Willis refused to confirm that owners would receive compensation if the value of their vehicles were reduced by the effect of the emissions scandal. When pressed on the issue of compensation by Environmental Audit Committee MPs, he said: ‘I think it’s premature to have that discussion. I read in the press that it’s going to have an effect on vehicles but when I speak to other associations they tell me that may not be the case.’

He also told the Parliamentary select committee that VW would ‘do the right thing’ and ‘fully resolve’ the issue.

MORE ON THE VW SCANDAL:

We want compensation, say 90 per cent of scandal-hit VW drivers

2016 vehicles ‘have more cheat software‘

UK boss admits ‘defeat device’ was used in European emissions tests

EIB could withdraw funds as hardware changes needed

UK’s VW boss to face MPs next week

US boss admits company was informed last year

Vehicles recalled from January as rebuild process begins

Muller warns of ‘painful’ cuts

Investigation widened to include other brands

Ford and BMW defend German car industry

UK owners won’t be hit with tax rise

Car supermarket slashes German vehicle prices

Thousands of vehicle sales are halted in UK

Almost 1.2 million vehicles affected in UK

Values ‘marginally affected’ by emissions

700,000 Seat cars fitted with emissions test ‘cheat’ software

Winterkorn facing probe by German prosecutors

Audi reveals more than 2m of its cars worldwide have ‘cheat’ software

Switzerland bans sale of diesel Volkswagens

Carmaker admits diesel scandal affects VW Group vehicles

Confusion among VW dealers

Government was warned about emissions testing

Department for Transport launches emissions investigation

CAP predicts no impact on Volkswagen residual values

Skoda, Seat and Audi dealers braced for bad news

UK businesses hit by ripple effect

Biggest UK lawsuit could be on the cards

VW just tip of the iceberg amid claims tests are open to abuse

Winterkorn resigns

SMMT calls for calm

Audi and VW brand ‘damaged’

Chief executive ‘could lose his job’

VW faces billions in fines

 

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