The consequences of the exhaust scandal are not yet fully known, since there is new software concerns. Extended factory there for VW employees at German sites.
Wolfsburg / Hanover. In the middle of the exhaust affair sends the Volkswagen Corporation its employees at its German plants in extended factory closures. Production will come here December 17 to January 11 2016. standstill. In general, the plants are closed during periods without demand overhang between Christmas Eve and New Year. The only exception is in this year due to the demand and current preparations for the new generation of the Tiguan, told a VW spokesman with. The main factory in Wolfsburg are on the non-working days around Christmas and New Year renovation and maintenance activities. Meanwhile, continued the work-up of the exhaust scandal on Thursday. Call in South Korea has the Group for alleged manipulated exhaust emissions more than 125 000 cars in the garages. According to its own exhaust gas test at VW and Audi models the Environment Ministry took in Seoul VW with a fine of 14.1 billion won (11.6 million euros). The tests had shown that VW emission levels have fined for vehicles with diesel engines, the Authority said on Thursday. Volkswagen Korea must therefore until January 6, a concrete recall plan for 125,522 diesel vehicles . submit
software error affects battery
In the scandal, however, the pressure on the VW Corporation in the US . The Environmental Protection Agency CARB announced that she had Volkswagen , Audi and Porsche shall have 45 business days placed. During this period, a recall plan for the affected vehicles with 3.0-liter diesel engines must be submitted. The EPA said that the recall-Order confined initially on California . So far have VW submitted no plans to eliminate the manipulation, so an EPA spokeswoman. The VW Corporation had admitted to having the US authorities not disclosed three programs since 2009 in approval procedures. One of them will be considered according to current US legislation as prohibited software for manipulating exhaust measurements. It affects more than 85 000 vehicles. In addition, has VW tricked here at more than 480 000 cars with smaller 2.0-liter diesel engines. In addition, VW must now also deal with problems with a software that is responsible for charging the car battery and to save fuel. A VW spokesman confirmed the relevant information of the newspaper “Die Welt”. Were affected all newer models with combustion engines that were built in the Group from the 22nd calendar week. Under certain circumstances, this does not work the recuperation – charging the battery by the energy generated during rolling. It relieves the alternator, their use reduces the engine power. “The topic, however, is not customer-relevant,” said the spokesman. Only in six to seven years, when the battery of the new cars should weaken and must be recharged externally via charger cable with the ignition on, the problem would show by the software error. However, only in a drive to re-cycling the ignition. After VW -indications should be clarified with the Federal Motor Vehicle Office, if the software can be replaced with a normal car inspection.
No comments:
Post a Comment