A little more time, but also significantly more pressure. VW gets in US lawsuit challenging manipulated exhaust emissions postponement until April 21 -. but then the company urgently needs to provide a solution
In Germany, the Passat recall delayed meanwhile continued as the German Press Agency learned. Also off the exhaust scandal there’s trouble -. Hundreds of thousands of cars have for pedal problems in the workshops
“Given the progress I will give to the parties time until the next meeting,” said for hundreds civil actions in the USA competent judge Charles Breyer at a hearing in San Francisco. He made clear, however, that his patience is limited and threatened to severe consequences. Breyer had the automakers and the US Environmental Protection Agency set an ultimatum to Thursday in February, which has now been extended again.
The judge calls “specific and detailed” plan proposals for conversion or repurchase of approximately 580 000 diesel, which are affected in the US by the affair manipulated emissions. He said clearly that he does not want to see more on US roads vehicles. Should the deadline not be met, he could order under threat of punishment, to pull the car out of the traffic. Breyer is in a hurry -. Now he wants to be informed on a weekly basis about the state of negotiations
“Volkswagen is eager to settle the investigations by the US authorities for diesel subject as soon as possible”, the group announced after consultation with. “We are making progress.” VW attorney Robert Giuffra protested the group working “around the clock” on a fix.
Also in the home fighting the German carmaker with problems. The launch of the first large diesel recall wave delayed further. “The discussions and measurements are continued after Easter,” said a company spokesman of dpa in Hannover. VW has been waiting for just four weeks on the release of the recall by the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA). The action includes in Germany next round 160 000 VW Passat also nearly 90 000 vehicles from Audi and Skoda. The KBA wanted this does not immediately comment.
To be able to play the affected cars in the workshops the required new software, a release of the KBA is necessary. According to reports, are possible higher fuel consumption values of the reason for the delays in the recall plan.
Located in the VW-exhaust scandal call Volkswagen and subsidiary Porsche more around 800 000 vehicles back, of which about 88 000 in Germany , The identical models of the types of VW Touareg and Porsche Cayenne would be ordered in the workshops because of a possibly dissolved locking ring on the bearing block of pedals that companies announced. Affected are the world 390 000 Touareg and 410 000 Cayenne model years 2011-2016. ‘/ P>
Only on Wednesday VW had confirmed that due to problems at the central electrics world 177 000 Passat model years 2014-2015 are being recalled, including some 63 000 copies in Germany. Both recalls have nothing to do with “Diesel Gate”.
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