The fallout from the VW Group emissions scandal continues, as the company said that they are willing to purchase back some of the vehicles affected by CO2 irregularities in Europe.
Speaking to Financial Times, a Volkswagen spokesman said, “We have to think that maybe people will give the car back. When we have the [test] figures there could be a chance for people to say ‘I can hand back my car because you told me the wrong number’.”
Volkswagen’s ongoing investigation into “irregularities” with their CO2 emissions data has identified approximately 430,000 VW, Audi, Skoda and Seat vehicles from 2016 model year are affected.
This amount is less than the original estimate of 800,000 vehicles but the latest information only includes 2016 models. The company is working with authorities to determine how many older vehicles are affected but they still anticipate the total figure will include about 800,000 vehicles.
As for the owners of these vehicles, VW will send out an official letter to them in the coming weeks. The information will also be added to national customer information websites, so users can enter their vehicle identification number (VIN) to determine if their vehicle is affected.
Apart from that, Volkswagen is taking full responsibility for the issue and is in talks with financial and fiscal authorities so all taxes arising from the CO2 irregularities will be charged to the automaker instead of consumers.
The list that indicates dozens of models that are affected by the C02 emission standard includes;
- Audi A1
- Seat Ibiza
- Seat Toledo
- Seat Leon
- Skoda Fabia
- Skoda Rapid
- Skoda Octavia
- Skoda Yeti
- Skoda Superb
- Volkswagen Polo
- Volkswagen Tiguan
- Volkswagen Jetta
- Volkswagen Scirocco
- Volkswagen Golf
- Volkswagen Touran
- Volkswagen Passat
- Volkswagen CC
- Volkswagen Caddy
- Volkswagen T6
Source: Autocar, Worldcarfans
