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Volkswagen has to repair approximately 8.5 million vehicles in Europe affected by its cheating scheme, but progress is slow. According to a report, the German automaker only managed to repair 50,000 units so far since the beginning of the year.
Because Volkswagen was supposed to come up with a plan to fix all of the affected units as soon as possible, it looks like the German company still has a long way to go until it cleans up the mess it made in the first place.
Volkswagen is currently expecting the KBA, Germany’s regulator on motor vehicles, to approve the fix for the Dieselgate-affected Passat models.
However, the approval should come in the following weeks, so the automaker is still a long way to go just for the mid-size model of its range.
As Automotive News reports, the KBA has approved the Volkswagen Group’s proposed fix for the Volkswagen Golf, Audi A4, and Audi A5 cars.
Fred Kappler, the sales chief of Volkswagen, says he and his colleagues are “quite optimistic” about the approvals that the company needs to receive to be able to fix the rest of the cars it sent on the market with “defeat devices.”
The first model to receive a Dieselgate fix in Europe was Volkswagen’s pick-up truck, the Amarok. Then, the automaker proposed repair plans for the 1.2-liter, 1.6-liter, and 2.0-liter TDI engines that featured its cheating device. Rehabilitation plans for the 3.0-liter V6 TDI units have also been proposed to authorities.
Unfortunately for Volkswagen, the first fix it proposed for the Passat, which included about 160,000 vehicles, was halted in March by the KBA. At the time, a company insider disclosed that the German transportation authority believed the fix would create a fuel consumption increase for the Passat, so engineers had to prove that the repair plan does not affect performance or fuel economy.
Either way, Volkswagen is still a long way from repairing all of the models affected by its cheating scheme. Once the company has completed the recall plan, Volkswagen will be able to attempt to mend its image, profoundly affected by the scandal.
Volkswagen is currently expecting the KBA, Germany’s regulator on motor vehicles, to approve the fix for the Dieselgate-affected Passat models.
However, the approval should come in the following weeks, so the automaker is still a long way to go just for the mid-size model of its range.
As Automotive News reports, the KBA has approved the Volkswagen Group’s proposed fix for the Volkswagen Golf, Audi A4, and Audi A5 cars.
Fred Kappler, the sales chief of Volkswagen, says he and his colleagues are “quite optimistic” about the approvals that the company needs to receive to be able to fix the rest of the cars it sent on the market with “defeat devices.”
The first model to receive a Dieselgate fix in Europe was Volkswagen’s pick-up truck, the Amarok. Then, the automaker proposed repair plans for the 1.2-liter, 1.6-liter, and 2.0-liter TDI engines that featured its cheating device. Rehabilitation plans for the 3.0-liter V6 TDI units have also been proposed to authorities.
Unfortunately for Volkswagen, the first fix it proposed for the Passat, which included about 160,000 vehicles, was halted in March by the KBA. At the time, a company insider disclosed that the German transportation authority believed the fix would create a fuel consumption increase for the Passat, so engineers had to prove that the repair plan does not affect performance or fuel economy.
Either way, Volkswagen is still a long way from repairing all of the models affected by its cheating scheme. Once the company has completed the recall plan, Volkswagen will be able to attempt to mend its image, profoundly affected by the scandal.
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