Exhaust scandal: South Korea imposed a sales ban for VW models – t-online.de

SEOUL (AFX) – lt In the course of investigation into the exhaust scandal at Volkswagen &; VOW3.ETR & gt; South Korea has stopped the sale of 80 models of the automaker. With the expected ban on the Environment Ministry responded on Tuesday to irregularities that have been found in documents relating to emissions and noise tests. The carmaker is accused of having embellished documents to obtain the approval for import cars

lt Admission for 83 000 cars of the Volkswagen, Audi &;. NSU.ETR & gt; and Bentley had been withdrawn, the ministry said. The manufacturer must also fined 17.8 billion won (14.3 million euros).

The company will draw all “available actions” against the ban on sales in whereas said a spokeswoman for Audi Volkswagen Korea in Seoul , This included legal action. There have been affected by the current sales stop 80 models of 32 different Homologation documents. “This is one of the most stringent sanctions which they could impose against us.” The public prosecutor’s investigations were still ongoing. With Homologation the authorization procedure is called.

Volkswagen regret the current situation very, it said. We will continue to cooperate with the Ministry of Environment, “to regain the trust of dealers and consumers”

VW & lt;. VOW3.ETR & gt; the punishment of the authorities had anticipated and a half weeks ago and had voluntarily stopped the extradition of 79 models being. Thus Volkswagen wanted claims to be the “confusion in the market” etgegentreten.

According to our own emission tests on several models of VW and Audi, the authorities ordered a recall last November. Affected are cars with diesel engines of the type EA 189, sold mainly 2008-2015. The company is, however, alleged to have been filed only poor recall plans for more than 125 000 diesel vehicles. VW had manipulated world emissions test at more than eleven million vehicles.

In South Korea had foreign brands, especially German brands, able to expand its market presence in recent years. Nevertheless, the country is a relatively small market for the VW Group. In the first half of 2016 Audi and VW have in South Korea, according to a trade association with more than 25 500 cars a combined market share of imported cars by about 22 percent. Sales of both brands was in this period compared to last year decreased significantly.