It started in September 2015, the message that VW have unauthorized software installed in the US in its diesel vehicles to tweak the emission values. Here you can read the history of the gas scandal and all the news on the topic.
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. 2 August 2016: South Korea withdraws 80 VW models admission. As a result of the exhaust scandal have tightened measures South Korea authorities. The Environment Ministry in Seoul banned the sale of 80 VW models and ordered the company a fine of the equivalent of approximately 14.3 million euros. The approval for the affected models was lifted according to the Ministry.
are affects around 83,000 vehicles of VW, Audi and Bentley. The Ministry justified the move so that the admission was made on the basis of falsified information on pollutant emissions and noise.
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exhaust affair?: Impact on German carmaker
If VW to seek a new authorization of the models, the company must expect more stringent checks. According to the Ministry of Environment are not just the documents be seen, but you want to make an intensive examination – including inspections and visits to the headquarters in Germany. This re-registration will take considerably longer than the previously usual three months.
28th July 2016: Interest in used VW with manipulated diesel engines is not declining, but even increased. However, concerns that not all engines. This is the conclusion the German Automobil Treuhand (DAT) is based on an evaluation of the used car numbers.
The market observers drew the numbers of VW title transfers of January 2015 to June 2016 zoom. They evaluated here affected by the manipulation of diesel vehicles with 1.2, 1.6 and 2.0 liters of displacement and a First usage between 2008 and, 2015. About all VW model series show the figures for the first half of 2016 an increase in sales of four percent, in contrast to the same period 2015. The total market in Germany grew by information of KBA January to June by 1.4 percent. Declining prices have to do with the used car demand appears to be less. According DAT the performance of the VW remains stable.
However, the models sold with the affected engines differently well. Thus, sales of the Golf and Passat with 2.0 liter engines have increased by nine and 13 percent year over year. By contrast, the Golf and Passat models with 1.6-liter diesel with eight and five percent are declining
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the Polo with 1.2 liter -Aggregat plummeted by 16 percent compared to the considered period last year. One explanation could be that there are already several months is a recall for 2.0-liter engines in which they are repaired free of charge. Measures have so far only announced for the other engines.
25th July 2016: The California Environmental Protection Agency makes the VW Group hopes for a more cost effective way out of the exhaust gas scandal. Authorities boss Mary Nichols is optimistic that the plans for a conversion of the manipulated VW diesel cars with two-liter engine in the US succeed: “In our view, the vehicles can be repaired so that the emissions by 80 to 90 can be reduced percent, “Nichols said in an interview with the newspaper” Handelsblatt “(Monday). Even with the larger three-liter engines it is optimistic.
Would American authorities approve callbacks, to VW owners in the United States could also opt for an upgrade of their cars. This should be significantly cheaper for the Group as a redemption of all affected vehicles.
“Some want to get rid of their cars safely. But I think many people just want to keep their vehicle if it can be repaired,” suspects Nichols. “We do not know in both cases, how many there are, but we want that Volkswagen, the car repair and resell.”
Nichols held out the prospect that slight technical shortcomings in the conversion by payments in the could be compensated with VW agreed environmental funds: a reduction of emissions by 80 to 90 percent were indeed “not quite 100 percent, but that’s what a fund which compensates for the emissions, namely past and future,” Nichols said, whose authority had brought the proceedings against VW rolling.
to be filled by VW environment Fund is a part of the up to 15-billion-dollar settlement with US plaintiffs. The fund projects for emission-free transport should be promoted. Are conceivable, for example, investment in charging stations. The money would be spent to reduce air pollution, “Nichols said,” And the two billion dollars for the Fund for zero emission cars come from Volkswagen – they control the funds “Carb would examine the plans but exactly
<.. p> Nichols praised the Group for a greater willingness to cooperate: “the company has recently come to meet us much more and was faster than it was to answer questions or to send us documents and information.”
Only last week the authorities had rejected the recall plan of the Group for the larger three-liter engines. in letters to the three Group brands VW, Audi and Porsche, the California environmental agency complained among other things that the recall plan detailed descriptions of manipulation software and the proposed solution and various measurement data were missing
Despite the recent rejection of a recall plan for the larger three-liter engines Nichols is also optimistic. “We believe that Volkswagen can repair most cars. . But we have to work out the details, nor “It will also give penalties, Nichols said:” They will however not be as high “
Also the carmaker Daimler & lt; DAI.ETR & gt; has to deal with now. allegations deal, diesel engines from the company violated US law. the carmaker considers such actions to be unfounded, but leads at the request of the US Justice Department is conducting an internal investigation.
on the question of possible diesel scandals at other carmakers as VW said Nichols: “at this time we do not pursue any other cases against other diesel manufacturers.” with the VW scandal, the market had deteriorated for diesel cars namely: “. But at the moment is before any other bad news”
July 21, 2016. the exchange of executives between Audi and VW in the past decade make loud Volkswagen Group circles for months priorities of internal investigations to exhaust affair. core of the question is this, when and how a software originating at Audi their way to VW cars found and should land there millions of times as an illegal development from 2006 in diesel cars worldwide.
About the roots of illegal software engines in the VW subsidiary Audi had the German Press Agency and the “Handelsblatt” reported in April. Details can now be found in a suit of US states, based on results of the internal investigation at Volkswagen, which makes the US law firm Jones Day for VW.
As the dpa consistent from VW Group – Supervisory and circles learned the distinction between legal and illegal software in the development process of the affair is very difficult. The birth of the “Defeat Device” as the fraud software is in the US, going to first legal efforts at Audi back, the noise of knocking Diesel ( “nailing”) after a cold start to reduce. That origin then arose in connection with problems in gas-limits both in Europe and in the USA the disastrous idea of using an illegal function. She recognized test stations of the authorities and fluttered there before lower exhaust gas values. Volkswagen refused to comment, referring to the ongoing investigations to intermediate results. but “essentially not new” The allegations are.
After dpa Information Jones Day verifies identities, changing between Audi and VW in conjunction with the software versions in detail.
14th July 2016: The California Environmental Protection Agency (Carb) has rejected the recall plan by Volkswagen for 16,000 three-liter diesel vehicles as inadequate In a published letter to the automaker says that the plan is incomplete and far from the. legal requirements to fulfill. The agreement with the US authorities to compensation payments amounting to a total of 15 billion dollars (13.3 billion euros) will not be affected – this is about 480,000 two-liter diesel
Diesel cars with three-liter. -Motor to be only called into the workshops. A VW lawyer had said at a court hearing in California, this “technical adjustment” with cars of VW, Audi and Porsche was not complicated.
The Carb sees the apparently not so. However, she wrote together with the Federal Environmental Protection Agency put your talks with VW on an “acceptable” and legal technical solution continues to reduce the high emissions of nitrogen oxides “completely”. The three-liter diesel encounter, according to the US authorities up to 40 times more nitrogen than allowed in the US.
16th June 2016: lawyers get more time for agreement. A court in San Francisco are Volkswagen and lawyers of the affected vehicle owners more time to draw up a definitive comparison. Judge Charles Breyer decreed on Wednesday to extend the deadline for filing an agreement by a week to 28 June. The new deadline also counts for any agreements from VW with the US Department of Justice and the US Federal Trade Commission FTC.
Breyer stated that he had the arrangement upon request of the former FBI Director Robert Mueller issued. Mueller oversees the talks on settlement payments. The judge also pointed to the “highly technical nature” of the proposed agreements.
08th June 2016: VW receives further released for over a million diesel callbacks The Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) has regulatory clearance for rectification solutions in other vehicles of VW cars, VW. -Nutzfahrzeuge and Audi issued. With the recent release of 1.1 million vehicles the way is now clear that the first holder of the VW Tiguan and VW Caddy models – if you are with the scandal-engine EA 189 as 2.0-liter engine capacity variant have – soon receive mail and may in the workshop. The VW Tiguan is one of the most popular SUV in Germany.
A solution is now available for a number of vehicles from Audi models A4, A5, A6 and Q5 with 2.0 liter TDI engines of the type EA 189. also in the SEAT Exeo with the same engine type, the conversion is already running on schedule.
according to VW, the customers in this country informs in a two step process: all affected holders were previously notified by a first writing that their vehicle is affected by the recall action. Once the technical solution for a group of vehicles by the KBA was released, the customer will be asked in a second letter, to make an appointment with a partner company of their choice.
Overall, the KBA to date 2.5 million Group vehicles has loudly Volkswagen thus released in Europe in order to upgrade.
The carmaker promises that the conversions have no impact on fuel consumption, the performance data and the noise emissions. Possible long-term problems such as necessary maintenance intervals or the life expectancy of parts can contrast Volkswagen make any promises, because long-term tests are missing. But the group stressed that so far there is no indication for fears.
03. June 2016: After months of stalemate, the company has now received approval for over 800,000 rigged cars throughout Europe The Federal Motor Vehicle Office proposed by VW refitting the Passat, Passat CC and Eos with 2.0-. liter TDI engines of the type EA 189 approved.
but roll When the first cars in the workshops, to be seen. In several stages, the holder of Passat and Eos 2.0-liter TDI engine and the power levels of 110 and 140 hp would now be notified.
23rd May 2016: VW launches the recall of the Caddy. Europe the cars of about 10,000 customers are now ordered in the workshops. The KBA released with respect to vehicles of the type Caddy 4 with 1.6 TDI engines, manual transmission and N1 approval from the Model 2016, it said.
Overall, the largest recall in company history designed but tough , The conversion of the bestseller Golf had begun in early May after a months-long impasse. When Passat VW is still waiting for the approval by the KBA.
03. May 2016: The recall of 15,000 Golf TDI with 2.0 liter engine starts. The owners of the affected vehicles are informed by mail about the recall start. Subsequently, the holder
can at the VW-authorized workshops dates for the approximately 30-minute conversion software compatible. With the Golf, a model in the diesel recall is preferred because the previous plan because of technical problems for weeks overdue is.
Originally, already recalled the end of February because of the exhaust scandal around 160,000 Passat models. The Federal Motor Vehicle Office refused so far but the release. Official reasons there is no, but there will be problems with the fuel economy.
28th April 2016. VW will offer affected by the gas scandal Passat drivers in Europe no surrender of the model. In view of massive problems in exhaust recall the VW Passat Volkswagen is also now the Golf preference. “The decision is like this morning,” said VW CEO Matthias Müller. Which variants now get from Golf preference so far as unknown as the start date and the date of the Passat recall.
The Passat was with the first models already in late February in the workshops. But there were lengthy delays and problems persist because some values - would have been worse with the workshop update than before – unlike promised.
19th April 2016: According to “Handelsblatt” exhaust scandal comes at Volkswagen back on subsidiary Audi and the year 1999th At that time, the Ingolstadt subsidiary had developed options, how to tackle the increasingly stricter thresholds, the paper wrote. been planned consequently requires the use of an illegal shutdown, as it was ultimately used in VW from the year of 2005. Neither Volkswagen nor Audi would comment on demand Reuters on the facts.
13. April 2016: In the dispute over the multi-million dollar bonuses for the VW board, a solution is emerging with concessions on the part of top managers “Supervisory and Executive Boards are agreed that given the current situation of the company a sign also. must be set on the subject of Management Board compensation, “said a person familiar with the discussions person. According to information of the German Press Agency currently “various models discussed and voted, representing a reasonable and fair solution for all parties” are. What the cuts could turn out, at first remained unclear.
10th April 2016:. Given the exhaust affair VW CEO Matthias Müller intends to propose a bonus reduction for board members by nearly a third want to have as Reuters learn by insiders, want the Group top managers respond to the proposal and waive part of their performance-related pay for, 2015.
. 9 April 2016: The Supervisory Board of Volkswagen postpones discussions on the annual financial statements 2015 The fact, scheduled for April 20 meeting would be moved by two days to April 22, it said in supervisory circles.. The reason is, therefore, that the Panel wants to wait, among other important dates in the US in the wake of the gas scandal. The US District Judge Charles Breyer had Roche and the US environmental authorities an ultimatum until April 21 set to find a solution for more than half a million rigged vehicles in the US.
Earlier the “Handelsblatt” reported on the shift in the important meeting of the supervisory body. A VW spokesman said, the Group generally not expressed itself on dates of board meetings. Also the state of discussions with the US Environmental authorities he wanted to say anything.
. 8 April 2016: As a result of the problems with the trade in diesel recall likely VW, other engineered models like the Golf to pick first in the workshops “Volkswagen will follow the solution for the Passat at full speed while trying. , preferable to another cluster “, it said in a statement the group to the workshop.
the recall of the Passat was supposed to start as soon as the end of February. But the responsibility for approving the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) denied for weeks the release. intend to establish Officially this far neither VW nor the KBA.
. 8 April 2016: power struggle between management and works: The “Spiegel” reports that VW brand board member Herbert Diess have against the VW group works council asked the trust question. However, A spokesman for the council disagreed with this view. The fact is that council boss Bernd Osterloh and six Chairwoman different VW sites had spoken in a letter to the staff of a “serious problem of trust” between the brand managers and employee representatives.
They fear job cuts under Diess, the wants to bring the main VW brand with austerity measures to scratch: “we have the impression that the diesel scandal from behind should be used to make personnel cuts, which until a few months, no subject was,” it says in the letter sent on Thursday approached various media.
. 7 April 2016: The Federal Motor Vehicle Office has completed its investigations in diesel vehicles according to a newspaper report The respective results underlie the producers concerned with a request for an opinion before, reported the newspaper “Handelsblatt”, citing government and industry circles.. “As part of the investigation is also spoken with manufacturers,” said a spokesman for the Federal Ministry of Transport of the newspaper.
Since September, more than 50 vehicles were tested on the test bench and in road maintenance. It should come out, there appears to have been tampered with only at Volkswagen exhaust emissions by means of a ‘cut off, reported the newspaper “Handelsblatt” Next
However, accordingly recognized the vehicles of other car makers in the road testing irregularities. You have to protect components which deactivation of the exhaust gas purification used intensively. This move is however under the statutory rules.
The Federal Transport Ministry wants the final report with test results and submit reform proposals in late April, as the “Handelsblatt” with reference to coalition circles reported. “The overall result will be published after completion of the investigations,” the ministry said.
Triggered by the exhaust-manipulation in Volkswagen had the KBA late September tests of more than 50 vehicles of domestic and foreign manufacturers in the way passed. About two-thirds of the measurements had already been made in mid-November. Here were “partially elevated levels of nitric oxide” has been found, as the Authority announced then. Then still talking with the producers and the regulatory authorities should follow.
. 7 April 2016: In order to eliminate the manipulation Software the Federal Motor Vehicle Office (KBA) in Flensburg gives clearance for several Audi models and Seat Exeo The models of the A4, A5 and Q5 with 2.0 liter engines and manual transmissions. may now be called into the workshops. “This is the first wave of recall for Audi,” said an Audi spokesperson.
The also located in this recall shaft 2.0-liter cars of the model VW Passat and Skoda Superb other hand, must continue to release wait by the KBA. For the business community it is, the tests would still go on at least until next week.
1,. April 2016: The recall for the VW Passat in the exhaust gas scandal has been four weeks late The first diesel variants of the sedan VW Passat with the scandal-engine EA 189 had been intended already in the ninth calendar week from the end of February in the workshops. , But the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) has still not given approval for the elimination of fraud software.
The VW group wants to liberate this country alone 2.5 million vehicles of illegal software this year. This should be done by the end of the year. Now already a quarter has passed. So far, only a few thousand VW Amarok are converted. The pick-up had made the beginning of the recall a few weeks ago
An invoice shows how great the time delay for the Group is already. For 2.5 million cars Volkswagen takes every single day in nearly 7,000 convert cars in the workshops. As expected on the days it would be even more. In the previous three months of the year, the carmaker has reached only one day target.
For background of delays, the parties are silent. According to reports, there are problems with a possibly higher fuel consumption. The tests to could take even longer.
The pending with the first big wave callback variants include not only around 160,000 VW Passat also nearly 90,000 Audi and Skoda. The holders of these cars are not yet written – for that it needs the final KBA released. So far, the holder of the diesel 2.5 million affected have received only letters with basic information.
29th March 2016. VW calls its e-Golf in the USA back. While there are only 5561 cars by the recall affected. But this is so that all previously sold in the United States Vehicles of 2015 introduced on the US market model, such as a VW spokesman confirmed on demand.
the problem lies in an overload protection, of the improving situation too quickly and can lead to sudden failure of the electric motor. The possible defect concerns because of different current system, however, only the United States, the spokesman said. An update of the battery software is now to help. Because the exhaust affair, the Group will continue to make increased use of electric cars.
28th March 2016. VW wants with loyalty rewards customers – hefty discounts – hold. As to a survey of the CAR-Institute of the University of Duisburg-Essen, is currently a golf with 28 percent of discount on the list price. This action falls outside the framework as a whole declined the discounts in the German market.
background is a loyalty bonus of up to 2000 euros, the exchange of a VW used car and simultaneous purchase of a new VW model
is granted. in the VW discounts of industry expert Ferdinand Dudenhöffer provides a response to the displeasure of German customers because of redress action in the US, which did not exist in this country.
Shortly after the announcement of the diesel scandal VW had US customers granted $ 1,000 on card balance and coupons.
27th March 2016: Influential checkers on the VW board want a new strategy committee for the reconstruction at the Volkswagen Passenger Cars The core brand to the Golf and Passat will receive an advisory board, similar to a board of works.. The committee will assist strategic decisions in future issues such as electric mobility and digitization.
But hot iron as layoffs or work focuses on individual factories could be debated in the Council before land for final approval in the 20-member Supervisory Board of the VW Group. Working on the committee is against the background of a stronger separation of Group and brand.
The company declined to comment on details of the council idea. Unlike sister brands Audi and Porsche VW Passenger Cars not have its own supervisory board. Den could not enter because brand and group are not formally separated enough.
25. March 2016: The investigation by the public prosecutor to go further than previously known , writes the “Mirror”. In October officials had searched the premises of Auto Technology Developer IAV headquartered in Berlin. VW hold 50 percent shares in the company, the 6500 employees worldwide. IAV is involved in the development of motor control of VW cars.
Neither the prosecutor nor IAV wanted to comment on the situation.
16th March 2016: The conversion of approximately 2.5 million VW cars in Germany will be delayed for at least six weeks VW has yet to get the green light from KBA for its conversion plans for the model Passat
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“Currently there is a technical solution for the Passat by KBA in the test,” confirmed a KBA spokesman. It should not, among other things sure if the engine after retrofitting the emission standard Euro-5 still fulfill.
Originally VW with the conversion of more than 500,000 affected Passat models will begin on 29 February. This should be according to the newspaper, the retrofitting of golf vehicles that are to be recalled to the Passat, move significantly back.
16th March 2016: VW customers can not rely on a return claim by a decision of the Landgericht Bochum The defect of a VW Tiguan with manipulated exhaust emissions are not so great that the buyer can withdraw from the purchase contract, judge Ingo Streek said on. Wednesday in one of Germany’s first rulings in connection with the exhaust gas scandal before the Landgericht Bochum.
the case could now continue to occupy the judiciary. The applicant’s lawyer had already announced plans to call the next higher instance – then the dispute may just as well end up at the Federal
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