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EU Orders VW to Supply Data on CO2 Test Errors
The European Union has given Volkswagen AG 10 days to produce details about the “irregularities” the company found in carbon dioxide emission ratings for 800,000 of its SEAT, Skoda and VW brand cars sold in Europe.
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The European Union has given Volkswagen AG 10 days to produce details about the “irregularities” the company found in carbon dioxide emission ratings for 800,000 of its SEAT, Skoda and VW brand cars sold in Europe.
The understated CO2 readings are used to calculate fuel economy ratings. In many EU member states, they also determine road taxes. The company could face government fines and customer compensation payments for the issues, The Wall Street Journal points out.
The EU wants VW to reveal the magnitude of underreporting and explain exactly which models are effected.
EU rules require a carmaker’s new-car fleet to emit an average of no more than 130 g/km of CO2. The Journal points out that VW’s corporate average could be pushed over the limit by the corrected figures for the 800,000 affected cars.
If so, VW would face fines of €5 per vehicle for the first excess gram of emissions, €15 for the second, €25 for the third and €95 for any overage above that level, the newspaper reports.
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