Volkswagen, Audi and Skoda drivers should keep on driving, and be ready to fight for your rights.
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THE action by Volkswagen Canada and Audi Canada to sell cars to its dealers and consumers with software to bypass the vehicle’s emissions control is under investigation by Ontario’s Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change for possible violations under the Environmental Protection Act.
The ministry says it’s expected the company take action to make sure impacted cars meet the province’s rules on emissions levels. Auto owners can simply enter the registration of their vehicle and if their vehicle is affected they are told they will be contacted.
That’s because the vehicles may not go as fast or be as fuel efficient once the fix has been done.
In total almost 1.2m Volkswagen Group vehicles in the United Kingdom are to be recalled due to the emissions scandal, with Volkswagen having a total of 508,276 cars affected, 393,450 for Audi, 131,569 for Skoda, 76,773 for SEAT and 79,838 Volkswagen commercial vehicles.
“We are implementing numerous temporary measures to limit customer inconvenience and facilitate a clear and timely flow of information”, the firm said September 22.
When the company admitted last month that 11 million vehicles were affected by software created to cheat emissions-testing, VW said it was setting aside €6.5bn (£4.9bn) to cover costs.
“People don’t want cars that would be polluting the environment, that are going to be spewing out more emissions than they should”, he said. “All the cars should be in order by the end of 2016”.
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Volkswagen’s share price has dropped by over 40 perceent since the scandal broke and the company faces investigations and fines in countries across the globe.
