Diesel gate and the consequences: South Korea withdraws VW for false information admission – Handelsblatt

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South Korea goes again before against Volkswagen.

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Seoul South Korea stop the sale of almost all Volkswagen vehicles. Overall, the country withdrew the authorization for 80 models of VW, Audi and Bentley, as the competent authority announced on Tuesday. Additional government grumbled the Wolfsburg-based group to a penalty equivalent to 14.3 million euros. As justification fake documents were called to emissions and noise pollution. VW announced that it would consider legal action. The group described the decision as “very hard”.

VW itself had stopped selling the most vehicles in July. Even then threatened withdrawal of authorization for the 32 models. A re-registration of vehicles whose number adds up with all variants of 80, could take months. “Normally it takes three months for the approval of cars. At Volkswagen, it could take longer, however, as we examine the thoroughly “

South Korea said a representative of the Ministry of Environment. Is the second largest market for diesel vehicles in Asia. The Volkswagen brand has suffered there in the first half of a sales slump by a third to 12,463 vehicles. Since November, the approval was withdrawn already more than 200,000 vehicles already sold. According to the Ministry of Environment are the 68 percent of cars sold in South Korea since of 2007. For Volkswagen even South Korea is a relatively small market. The Audi and Bentley are against high demand.

Volkswagen had admitted manipulating emission levels in the world eleven million diesel cars in September, 2015. An illegal shutdown ensures that the car exhaust emission limits adhere only to the test, but not on the street. The Group is facing numerous lawsuits and billions in damages. South Korea has a strict line and enacted in June arrest of a VW manager.