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VW Cleared to Fix another 460,000 Diesels in Europe
Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) has approved repairs proposed by Volkswagen AG to bring 460,000 of the company’s 1.2-liter, 3-cylinder “EA189” diesels into regulatory emission compliance.
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Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) has approved repairs proposed by Volkswagen AG to bring 460,000 of the company’s 1.2-liter, 3-cylinder “EA189” diesels into regulatory emission compliance.
VW initially rigged the engines, along with 8 million other diesels in Europe, to evade pollution tests. The agency’s ruling applies throughout Europe to such cars as the VW Polo and SEAT Ibiza supermini hatchbacks. VW says dealers will bring the vehicles into compliance with an engine controller software update.
The company so far has updated about 4.5 million vehicles in Europe that are equipped with engines from the EA189 family of diesels, Bloomberg News reports. VW reiterates that it aims to fix all 8.5 million affected vehicles in Europe before the end of this year.
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