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SME Times News Bureau | 05 Feb, 2016
Contrary to what Volkswagen has
claimed, Heavy Industries Minister Anant Geete on Thursday asserted that
the German carmaker has admitted its cars do not comply with India's
emission norms. The union minister said action will follow after a
written undertaking from the company.
"They have (Volkswagen)
said that they do not comply. They are also giving this in writing. We
will take further action after that," the minister said at Auto Expo
here, after visiting the exhibits of the German automaker here.
"We
have already asked them to recall the vehicles. When we will get a
response in writing, we will propose further action," he said.
Asked
for their comment on the minister's statement, Volkswagen, referring to
its release dated December 3, said in an e-mail to agency: "The company
sticks to the same statement till date."
As per that statement, Volkswagen cars sold in India meet the country's emission norms.
Geete's
comments come a day after Volkswagen apologised at the Auto Fair for
the emissions fiasco but said their assessment was that the cars
complied with the emission norms. Yet, it assured, it was voluntarily
recalling the vehicles to win back people's trust.
"Volkswagen
made some big mistakes," Jurgen Stackmann, board member for passenger
cars overseeing sales and marketing, said. "I'm truly sorry for that. I
assure you that we are committed to set things right. We want to win
back the trust in our brand."
He said the company was aware of the anxiety in the minds of those who owned Volkswagen cars.
"We
have examined the issue very carefully under the observation of the
authorities. We came to the conclusion that our cars fully comply with
Indian emission standards. However, winning back the trust means more
for us than just obeying the law," Stackmann added.
Thus far, the company has decided to recall 323,700 vehicles of Audi, Skoda and Volkswagen brands.
The
German carmaker has been maintaining that its models and others sold
under Skoda and Audi brands do not violate Indian emission norms. Last
December, Volkswagen Group India announced a voluntary recall of all
cars with EA 189 engines in India.
"Volkswagen Group India will
implement technical updates in accordance with the timelines presented
to the authorities," it said in the statement issued on December 3.
"The
2.0 litre engines will get a software update. In the 1.5 litre and 1.6
litre engines, a 'flow transformer' will be fitted in front of the air
mass sensor. In addition, a software update will also be performed on
these engines. The measure for the 1.2 litre engines will be announced
shortly," the company said.
According to Volkswagen Group India,
the first solutions are expected to be implemented from the first
quarter of 2016 and will be continued in a step-wise manner. However,
the company did not specify the exact or approximate date on which the
upgrade process would begin.
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