Following the infamous Dieselgate scandal expose, Volkswagen India recalls 3.24 lakh vehicles sold with the diesel engines that were fitted with emission cheating devices. Over 1.9 lakh Volkswagen vehicles, 88,700 of the Skoda and 36,500 of the Audi will go in for a recall, beginning from this month i.e. September.
It is these cars that are reported to have been fitted with the TDI diesel engine whose emissions are 40% higher than the permitted emissions levels. They were also fitted with the emission cheating devices to hide the pollution levels.
Although scheduled to begin some six months ago, the ARAI (Automotive Research Association of India) delaying approval for the recall has brought it almost to the last quarter of the year. The cars going in for the recall in India will get repairs and removal of the emission cheating device.
However, where in the US the scandal first broke out, the owners of the affected cars will also be compensated, besides repairs and removal of the emission cheating device. Volkswagen has earmarked a huge amount of money for the compensation. However, it is still unclear whether owners of Volkswagen Group cars will be compensated at all.
In the scandal that broke out first in the US last year, all of Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche and Skoda models had been found to have the emission cheating devices with the TDI diesel engines. The device helped the cars hide emission levels, when subjected to lab tests. They were eventually found to have had 40 percent higher emissions than the levels permitted.
The scam had been carried out in many other markets beside the US and Volkswagen Group has gone for a recall in all these markets.
Source: Vicky.in
