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VW Receives OK to Fix All Remaining Cheater Diesels in Europe
Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) has approved emission system updates for 6.5 million Volkswagen Group diesels in Europe that were rigged to cheat on emission tests.
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Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) has approved emission system updates for 6.5 million Volkswagen Group diesels in Europe that were rigged to cheat on emission tests.
VW previously had been cleared by KBA to fix more than 2 million other such cars, all of them equipped with diesels in VW’s “EA 189” family of engines. KBA has been approving the engine modifications, which apply throughout Europe, on a model-by-model basis.
The repairs involve a software upgrade for 1.2- and 2.0-liter diesels and a combination of software and hardware modifications for 1.6-liter engines.
VW has previously vowed to fix all remaining cars in Europe by the end of 2017. The company says the engine updates, which don’t apply to cheater diesels in Canada and the U.S., will “in no way adversely affect fuel consumption, engine performance or noise emissions,” according to the company.
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