VW India to submit emission scandal report by Nov-end

Volkswagen India, which has been evaluating the impact of the worldwide emission scandal on its cars in the country, today said that it will present the results from its evaluations by November-end.

Representatives of Volkswagen Group India today met officials from the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Indian automotive testing agency Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) and updated them on the evaluations so far on the ongoing emissions issue, the carmaker said.

“Volkswagen Group India will present its results from the evaluations by the end of November 2015,” according to a statement issued by the carmaker.

Volkswagen India said that evaluation was taking a longer time due to a diverse range of brands, model years and powertrains involved. “Since there is a complex combination of several brands, various models, different engine variants and gearboxes as well as different model years that need to be analysed, establishing detailed facts is taking a longer time,” the statement added.

Volkswagen’s India arm was put under the scanner after the Indian government directed ARAI to ascertain whether the company had rigged emission tests in the country.

The German carmaker was caught manipulating vehicle emission tests in the United States, following which it admitted that as many as 11 million vehicles across the globe could be affected. It has since announced plans to recall all these vehicles.

Volkswagen India said that the company representatives will stay in regular touch with ARAI until the results are presented to the government and the next steps will depend on the findings from these evaluations.

NISHANT PAREKH