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S. Korea Approves First Round of Fixes for Banned VW Engines
South Korea has approved Volkswagen Group’s plans to recall and repair 27,000 vehicles that don’t comply with emission standards, Reuters reports.
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South Korea has approved Volkswagen Group’s plans to recall and repair 27,000 vehicles that don’t comply with emission standards, Reuters reports.
The group of Tiguan SUVs is the first of 125,600 vehicles the environment ministry ordered recalled in November 2015 after VW admitted rigging diesels with software to evade pollution rules. The country has since charged the company with falsifying records about emission and noise tests.
The ministry approved the first batch of repairs after rejecting VW’s proposed fixes three times. The agency continues to review the company’s recommended updates for the remaining 98,600 models.
Reuters says South Korea has so far indicted seven current or former VW employees in the country for manipulating certification test reports.
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