Volkswagen found new violations in the exhaust system

Volkswagen announced that some new violations in the operation of the exhaust system were found in its cars - this time related to the level of carbon dioxide emissions. These violations could affect about 800 thousand vehicles.

Also, as American regulators reported, Volkswagen cars with large engines were equipped with programs that helped to reduce the amount of exhaust during the tests.

According to the concern, a new problem was discovered during the investigation of information that appeared earlier about the falsification of test results for emissions of harmful substances into the atmosphere. To solve the new problem will require about two billion euros.

It is assumed that the problem may affect the cars belonging to the concern brands VW, Audi, Skoda and Seat. This applies mainly to diesel versions of cars, but it is not excluded that malfunctions can also be present in cars with petrol engines.

According to the representative of the concern, the problem lies in how small-sized engines were certified for carbon dioxide emissions.

The company's management will discuss with regulators what consequences the detected information will have for the corporation. However, the VW statement stresses that the safety of vehicles was in no way compromised.

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has stated that claims have arisen for cars with an engine capacity of three liters, produced from 2014 to 2015 a year, totaling about 10 thousand units. It is reported that tested cars Porsche, Audi and Volkswagen.

The company itself denies that its cars have software that affects emissions test results. It claims the 6-litre VXNUMX diesel vehicles were equipped with a software feature that the company "did not describe in sufficient detail".

Volkswagen said it was cooperating fully with the United States Environmental Protection Agency to clarify the situation. Porsche said that the EPA accusations were a surprise to them.

“Prior to this announcement, all information available to us indicated that diesel Porsche Cayennes were fully compliant,” the statement said.

The EPA said the investigation is ongoing. “VW has once again violated its responsibility to comply with the law that protects Americans’ clean air,” agency spokeswoman Cynthia Giles said in a statement.

In September, the German concern admitted that 11, millions of diesel-powered vehicles around the world, had been spoofing test results for emissions of harmful gases into the atmosphere.