Volkswagen, Italy, 645,458 vehicles with engines under fire – News Italian

The intervention. As opposed to this second case, which involves sending recommended at the motorists concerned and a series of subsequent steps specific to the type of initiative, the intervention of service can be made if and when the vehicles concerned coming into workshop for repairs or coupons. All the vehicles involved and equipped with Diesel engines EU5 type EA 189 , emphasizes the Italian division of the German group, are technically safe and suitable for traffic on way. In the world, in fact, 700 thousand vehicles were sold well to mark Seat with the ‘defeat device’, the software to the Volkswagen distorted test on emissions . Those brand Volkswagen are 361 432 . The technical solutions will be presented by the end of October . The new vehicles of the Volkswagen with Diesel EU6 currently available in the European Union – and therefore also in Italy – no involved and meet the legal requirements and environmental standards .

Each dealership official and all the Service Partner have the means to identify precisely all vehicles involved in the action plan . “First – we read in the release Group – interested customers will soon be informed that the emissions of their vehicles will be corrected very soon.”

The so-called ‘ dieselgate ‘, namely the scandal relating to Volkswagen rigged levels of emissions of exhaust gas , is likely to become a kind of virus that could spread to involve other major car .

This is after the USA , and in particular the American authorities responsible, diesel emissions have decided to expand investigations to other brands of the major car manufacturers, from Mercedes to BMW and passing the Land Rover and the General Motors .

When it comes to fraud and deceit against consumers in the United States do not mess with the supervisory authorities and with the regulators . It is no coincidence, according to what is revealed by the Financial Times, the Environmental Protection American ( Epa ) would be checking whether to circumvent emissions testing was only the Volkswagen, or in the case of a widespread practice in entire automotive industry .

The EPA test will be ‘real’ 100% as they will made, for each brand under observation, using used cars that will be borrowed from owners who will be identified according to the data on the registration , or will be taken at company Car rental . Based on the results of these tests, at a later stage, the Environmental Protection American will decide whether or not to start an investigation in carpet emissions of exhaust gas cars .

Meanwhile, also in Italy, in line with what has happened in France, ‘ Authority for Competition and Market has decided to open an investigation against the company Volkswagen AG , and its affiliate which operates in the distribution of vehicles of the Group in Italy, for unfair business practice .