Volkswagen: VW million penalty against environmental court in Mexico – ZEIT ONLINE

VW to have sold more than 45,000 cars in Mexico without emission. Mexico’s authorities have imposed a fine of eight million euros.

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workers in a production hall of the VW plant in the Mexican state of Puebla, where now irregularities were found. © Imelda Medina / Reuters

the Wolfsburg-based group received a fine of 8.4 million dollars imposed (nearly eight million euros) for the sale of vehicles without a valid environmental permits, such as the environmental agency of the Mexican federal prosecutor (Profepa) on Monday announced.

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irregularities therefore affect almost 45,500 vehicles of model year 2016, the VW, Audi, Bentley, Porsche and Seat. The missing certificates specify requirements for pollutant emissions in vehicles fixed under a weight of 3,857 kilos.

Accordingly, the irregularity in December was during an inspection at the VW plant the State of Puebla noticed. In the work vehicles for Mexico and export are produced. Mexico is one of the most important markets for Volkswagen in Latin America. The Group operates in the country, a car factory in Puebla and an engine plant in Silao.

In the VW-exhaust scandal the Ministry of Environment check even if cars were sold with the Cheat Software in Mexico, the prosecutor informed on with. Volkswagen had to admit that the world at around eleven million diesel vehicles of several brands a manipulation software has been used, which reported to the low nitrogen oxide emissions in the test mode. Especially in the US threatens the consolidated high fines and damage claims.