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Korea Will Fine VW for False Advertising on Diesel Emissions
South Korea’s fair trade commission says it will fine Volkswagen AG a record-high 37.3 billion won ($31.9 million) for falsely claiming the diesel-powered vehicles it sold in the country over the past eight years met Euro 5 emission limits.
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South Korea’s fair trade commission says it will fine Volkswagen AG a record-high 37.3 billion won ($31.9 million) for falsely claiming the diesel-powered vehicles it sold in the country over the past eight years met Euro 5 emission limits.
The penalty follows a government fine against VW of 17.8 billion won ($15.2 million) in August for forging documents related to vehicle noise and emission tests. The government also banned the sale of 80 of the carmaker’s imported Audi, Bentley and VW models.
The commission says it intends to file criminal complaints against five VW group executives—including Johannes Thammer, who heads VW Korea—for allowing “false, exaggerated and deceptive” ads that touted the “green” performance of the engines.
VW sold 62,400 vehicles in Korea in 2015. Volume has dropped significantly since the emission testing scandal erupted in the country last spring.
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