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The Volkswagen Group might receive a significant blow in South Korea this month, as authorities are pondering the temporary sale ban of some its models in the country.
The drastic decision has been announced on Monday as a possibility by the country’s environment ministry, which has said it will make a decision on the matter by the end of the month.
Dieselgate, the massive scandal in which Volkswagen has ended up after using a defeat device to trick emission testing procedures, is not the cause of the potential ban, but another situation which has been discovered after inquiries related to it.
We are writing about a suspected fabrication of documents related to emission and noise level tests, required by South Korean authorities to issue a certificate of compliance for each model type sold by an automaker in the country.
The Volkswagen Group is accused of fabricating some of those documents, and the 32 models which are suspected of this might have their certification revoked.
As Automotive News reports, 27 of the 32 models made by the Volkswagen Group are currently on sale in South Korea. The others have already been replaced or are expecting their replacements. If the Asian country decides to enforce this decision, the dealers of the brands which make the affected vehicles will not be allowed to sell the 27 models in question.
The representatives of the Volkswagen and Audi branches in South Korea have explained that they respond to the situation once they have a decision from the ministry of environment.
Legal action is not excluded, as the company could lose significant sales in South Korea, even though the volumes achieved in the country are not impressive. South Korea’s Ministry of Environment will hold a hearing on July 22, and they will make a final decision on the matter once they meeting is completed.
The proposed suspension of sales has already been done this year, but against the Nissan Qashqai, after the automaker was accused of manipulating the emission control system. Nissan’s local division responded with the filing of a lawsuit against the Ministry of Environment.
Dieselgate, the massive scandal in which Volkswagen has ended up after using a defeat device to trick emission testing procedures, is not the cause of the potential ban, but another situation which has been discovered after inquiries related to it.
We are writing about a suspected fabrication of documents related to emission and noise level tests, required by South Korean authorities to issue a certificate of compliance for each model type sold by an automaker in the country.
The Volkswagen Group is accused of fabricating some of those documents, and the 32 models which are suspected of this might have their certification revoked.
As Automotive News reports, 27 of the 32 models made by the Volkswagen Group are currently on sale in South Korea. The others have already been replaced or are expecting their replacements. If the Asian country decides to enforce this decision, the dealers of the brands which make the affected vehicles will not be allowed to sell the 27 models in question.
The representatives of the Volkswagen and Audi branches in South Korea have explained that they respond to the situation once they have a decision from the ministry of environment.
Legal action is not excluded, as the company could lose significant sales in South Korea, even though the volumes achieved in the country are not impressive. South Korea’s Ministry of Environment will hold a hearing on July 22, and they will make a final decision on the matter once they meeting is completed.
The proposed suspension of sales has already been done this year, but against the Nissan Qashqai, after the automaker was accused of manipulating the emission control system. Nissan’s local division responded with the filing of a lawsuit against the Ministry of Environment.
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