Prosecutors in Brunswick, Germany, 13th imposed a 1 billion-euro fine on the car-induced ' exhaust gate ' incident.
Volkswagen Group said that the same day 认罚, and assume the corresponding responsibility. Prosecutors in Brunswick, Germany, 13th issued a penalty order for Volkswagen.
The order is based on the German violation of the order law, in response to Volkswagen's previous exposure to the diesel emissions crisis (the ' exhaust gate ' incident) of the conduct of the total amount of 1 billion euros in fines. Volkswagen said in a statement 13th that, according to a survey obtained by Brunswick prosecutors, Volkswagen has EA288 (GEN3) to the U.S. and Canadian markets respectively from 2007 to 2015.
Diesel-engined cars and vehicles with EA189 diesel engines on the global market, involving 10.7 million vehicles. The general public said that after a comprehensive review, the company opted to accept the penalties of Brunswick prosecutors, and will waive the appeal.
VW says its 认罚 behavior is acknowledging its responsibility for the ' exhaust door ' and taking 认罚 as another big step forward in overcoming the ' tailpipe ' impact.
The public said that the investigation into the German law of violation would end with the payment of fines. The ' exhaust gate ' incident began in September 2015 when the EPA found that Germany's largest carmaker, Volkswagen, was allegedly installing a software that could be used in a car-mounted computer to cheat on exhaust tests, thus concealing real emissions. The EPA accuses the public of a variety of models sold in the US that violate the U.S. Clean Air Act.
Then, when the Volkswagen CEO Winterkorn resigned. Before the 认罚, Volkswagen had been asked to pay a fine of more than 15 billion dollars in the United States, German media reported.
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New emission regulations to be implemented soon Volkswagen 250,000 vehicles or will be delayed production Furious cars according to foreign media reports, Volkswagen Group said that as a result of new emissions and fuel economy regulations, the second half of this year, VW Group's brand will have as many as 250,000 cars production work was delayed.
Volkswagen said June 8 that the ' Global Unified Light Vehicle Test Protocol ' (WLTP), to be implemented on September 1, will temporarily limit the supply of some models and may affect operating capital by raising inventories in the first half of the year. Carmakers are at a bottleneck, eager to get some cars through more sophisticated WLTP tests.
If new carbon dioxide emissions and fuel consumption regulations are not met, they will not be able to sell new cars after September 1. VW said it was ' expected that the new WLTP test program would affect VW's output in the second half of the 2018, and that 200,000 to 250,000 cars planned for production would be delayed. ' ' While the new test procedures are likely to have an impact on car sales, the Volkswagen Group reiterated its goal in Friday: Auto deliveries will be slightly above record 10.7 million vehicles last year. "We are nervously taking further steps to minimise the impact of WLTP on car production," the public said.
Porsche, the second largest contributor to VW's profits, said last week that it would temporarily limit the number of cars it sells in Europe because of WLTP's influence. VW did not respond to the potential cost of the shutdown.
June 8, Der Spiegel quoted the public unnamed people said that the bottleneck means that the number of delayed production or production of vehicles is likely to be as high as six digits, the public face losses or will be as high as billions of U.S. dollars.
