Volkswagen admitted in the last hours the device to cheat in controls emissions data had been installed in eleven million cars worldwide and in several brands of vehicles.
The German manufacturer, whose stock fell more than 20% on the Frankfurt stock exchange, announced also be provisioned 6,500 million euros in the third quarter to address the potential consequences of the scandal revealed last week United States.
Meanwhile, the Italian Transport Ministry announced it will open an investigation into the German group. “We are concerned about the matter,” he wrote in a letter to the ministry, asking for clarification “if what happened in the United States may occur in the European Union, even if the homologation rules are different” and if such vehicles have been sold in Italy.
EXPLANATION OF THE COMPANY
On the contentious issues of adulteration, the company explained that only engine type EA 189 a significant deviation between the results produced tests and actual road use.
“Volkswagen is working intensively to eliminate this deviation through technical measures. The company is in contact with the relevant authorities and the Federal Office of Transport Auto” (KBA for its acronym in German), the statement added.
“Volkswagen is working at full speed to clarify the irregularities related to a particular software used in diesel engines,” the company said in a statement.
“The software in question does not affect driving, or consumption or emissions. This gives clarity to customers and dealers,” said Volkswagen.
The German company said the software is also installed in other vehicles with diesel Volkswagen group, which also has brands such as Audi engine.
“For most of these software engines has no effect,” he said.
The US Environmental Agency (EPA) detected manipulation in certification testing of diesel vehicles Volkswagen marketed in that country.
Manipulation vehicles produced in the test performed by the software, to overcome trials.
The model eventually sold emit polluting gases up to 40 times higher than allowed in the US.
The fine which could face Volkswagen in the United States for having manipulated data emissions amounted to 18,000 million, plus the incalculable damage to its image, although some experts predict that the number will be less if you come to a settlement.
The US Attorney General has also opened an investigation into possible criminal conduct of the company Volkswagen, according to some media.
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