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Even after reaching a settlement in the USA on the Dieselgate matter, Volkswagen has yet to request the EPA’s clearance to resume selling diesel-engined models in the country.
The Volkswagen Group stopped selling diesel engined vehicles in the USA since September 2015, so you would expect them to hurry in getting these models back on the market.
According to an official within the Environmental Protection Agency, Volkswagen has not taken the steps required to receive certificates of conformity for models with diesel engines, Automotive News reports.
In the USA, 20 percent of Volkswagen Group sales were represented by models with a diesel engine, so the company should want to resume selling this kind of powerplant.
However, the German corporation might consider dealing with all of the affected cars it sold in the United States of America before attempting to sell new models with diesel engines.
Volkswagen officials have not responded to Automotive News inquiries regarding the matter of new approvals from the EPA, which are required to allow the corporation to sell diesel models in the United States again. The stop-sale order that began in September came after the EPA revoked the certificates of conformity for Volkswagen Group products with diesel engines.
Without a certificate of compliance, Volkswagen cannot sell new models with diesel engines, and the company decided last September to halt sales of certified pre-owned diesels, as well.
The 2016 Volkswagen Golf, Beetle, Jetta, and Passat have had their certificate applications withdrawn by Volkswagen last year, and the automaker has not submitted new requests in this area for the same model year.
While Volkswagen dealers wait with an unspecified number of vehicles in their lots, unable to sell them, the corporation also anticipates for US courts to decide the penalties it must pay because of its cheating scheme.
At the same time, South Korea is studying potential actions against Volkswagen, while authorities in other markets are also wondering how to punish the German group for its actions.
According to an official within the Environmental Protection Agency, Volkswagen has not taken the steps required to receive certificates of conformity for models with diesel engines, Automotive News reports.
In the USA, 20 percent of Volkswagen Group sales were represented by models with a diesel engine, so the company should want to resume selling this kind of powerplant.
However, the German corporation might consider dealing with all of the affected cars it sold in the United States of America before attempting to sell new models with diesel engines.
Volkswagen officials have not responded to Automotive News inquiries regarding the matter of new approvals from the EPA, which are required to allow the corporation to sell diesel models in the United States again. The stop-sale order that began in September came after the EPA revoked the certificates of conformity for Volkswagen Group products with diesel engines.
Without a certificate of compliance, Volkswagen cannot sell new models with diesel engines, and the company decided last September to halt sales of certified pre-owned diesels, as well.
The 2016 Volkswagen Golf, Beetle, Jetta, and Passat have had their certificate applications withdrawn by Volkswagen last year, and the automaker has not submitted new requests in this area for the same model year.
While Volkswagen dealers wait with an unspecified number of vehicles in their lots, unable to sell them, the corporation also anticipates for US courts to decide the penalties it must pay because of its cheating scheme.
At the same time, South Korea is studying potential actions against Volkswagen, while authorities in other markets are also wondering how to punish the German group for its actions.
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