It seems Volkswagen’s emissions cheating scandal is more widespread than previously thought. The Globe And Mail among others is reporting that this scandal affects gas powered vehicles as well:
Volkswagen AG said it found faulty emissions readings for the first time in gasoline-powered vehicles, widening a scandal that so far had centred on diesel engines. The shares fell the most in almost five weeks.
Volkswagen said an internal probe showed 800,000 cars had “unexplained inconsistencies” concerning their carbon-dioxide output. The auto maker had previously estimated it would need to recall 11 million vehicles worldwide, and it was unclear how much overlap there was between the two tallies. The company said late Tuesday that the new finding could add at least €2-billion ($2.2-billion) to the €6.7-billion already set aside for repairs. The company’s Porsche unit said it’s halting North American sales of a model criticized by U.S. regulators.
For now, it’s just these models that are affected:
Volkswagen’s Polo, Golf and Passat models are affected as well as the subcompact A1 and the A3 hatchback at the Audi premium brand, a Volkswagen spokesman said by phone. The affected models at other brands include the Skoda Octavia, the Seat Ibiza and the Seat Leon.
If this report is true, then it really could be the extinction moment for Volkswagen. There would be zero reason to trust them which means that sales would fall through the floor. Of course there could also be something else that makes this worse than it already is. I say stay tuned. This is likely to get interesting in a hurry, and not in a good way for Volkswagen.
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#DieselGate No Longer Affects Diesel Vehicles Alone….. Oh Boy!
It seems Volkswagen’s emissions cheating scandal is more widespread than previously thought. The Globe And Mail among others is reporting that this scandal affects gas powered vehicles as well:
Volkswagen AG said it found faulty emissions readings for the first time in gasoline-powered vehicles, widening a scandal that so far had centred on diesel engines. The shares fell the most in almost five weeks.
Volkswagen said an internal probe showed 800,000 cars had “unexplained inconsistencies” concerning their carbon-dioxide output. The auto maker had previously estimated it would need to recall 11 million vehicles worldwide, and it was unclear how much overlap there was between the two tallies. The company said late Tuesday that the new finding could add at least €2-billion ($2.2-billion) to the €6.7-billion already set aside for repairs. The company’s Porsche unit said it’s halting North American sales of a model criticized by U.S. regulators.
For now, it’s just these models that are affected:
Volkswagen’s Polo, Golf and Passat models are affected as well as the subcompact A1 and the A3 hatchback at the Audi premium brand, a Volkswagen spokesman said by phone. The affected models at other brands include the Skoda Octavia, the Seat Ibiza and the Seat Leon.
If this report is true, then it really could be the extinction moment for Volkswagen. There would be zero reason to trust them which means that sales would fall through the floor. Of course there could also be something else that makes this worse than it already is. I say stay tuned. This is likely to get interesting in a hurry, and not in a good way for Volkswagen.
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