The Chinese government took aim at the firm, with the quality watchdog urging the company to address the problem as soon as possible.
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AQSIQ said Volkswagen would recall 1,950 imported cars in China, predominantly imported Tiguan SUVs, with the software that gives misleading emissions results in laboratory tests.
The automaker on Monday also repeated earlier statements by its two main joint ventures in China that none of the vehicles they manufacture are affected.
The auto giant is fighting the global fallout after it admitted to using “defeat devices” that allowed its diesel cars to pass emissions tests in Europe and the United States.
Willis said that the repairs for diesel-powered vehicles that were sold within Europe would not be involving the installation of a completely new filtration system for emissions, which uses urea as an additive.
The National Environment Agency in a statement on Monday (Oct 12) said it takes a serious view of any misrepresentation by Volkswagen Group.
It has also been suggested in recent days that the European Investment Bank (EIB) will be looking at whether there is a basis to demand the return of loans granted to Volkswagen over the past 25 years.
Last week, Volkswagen USA CEO Michael Horn went through a similar ordeal as he faced a congressional hearing.
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“Some people have made the wrong decisions in order to get away with something”, Horn said, defending the German carmaker over the issue, for which US lawmakers attacked federal regulators for failing to detect the scandal.
