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UPDATE: South Korea Bans VW Diesels, Fines Company $16 Million
South Korea’s environment ministry accused Volkswagen Group of forging documents about noise and emission tests, banned the sale of 80 diesel models and fined the company 17.8 billion won ($16 million).
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South Korea’s environment ministry accused Volkswagen Group of forging documents about noise and emission tests, banned the sale of 80 diesel models and fined the company 17.8 billion won ($16 million).
The moves come a week after VW announced it was suspending sales of the models, which represent 32 challenged engine types, ahead of the government’s decision.
The ministry also revoked its certification of 83,000 diesel- and gasoline- powered Audi, Bentley and VW models, Reuters reports. The action brings to 209,000 the number of the group’s models that have been de-certified, or two-thirds of all cars and crossovers sold by the company in Korea since 2007.
The new fine brings the total penalties levied by Korea against VW for falsifying regulatory test data to 32 billion won ($29 million).
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