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Germany Cracks Down on Owners of Cheater Diesels
Germany’s motor vehicle authority, KBA, warns it may ban some owners of Volkswagen Group diesels from driving their vehicles if they fail to have the engine’s emission-cheating software fixed.
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Germany’s motor vehicle authority, KBA, warns it may ban some owners of Volkswagen Group diesels from driving their vehicles if they fail to have the engine’s emission-cheating software fixed.
Automotive News Europe reports that local authorities in Hamburg and Munich have already de-registered several Audi and VW brand vehicles because their owners ignored recall notices. The state of Bavaria also is warning owners to comply with the compulsory recall.
The campaign covers KBA-approved software adjustments to VW Group’s 1.2-, 1.6- and 2.0-liter 4-cylinder diesels.
About 95% of the nearly 2.5 million affected vehicles in Germany had been repaired by the end of June, according to the authority. It estimates fewer than 1% of the total have been marked for de-registration to date.
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