Half dozen Volkswagen cars here affected by scandal
Some half a dozen Volkswagen models sold in Singapore are affected by the global emissions scandal that the car giant has been embroiled in.
There are more than 22,000 VW cars in Singapore; affected vehicles include the previous generation Volkswagen Passat 2.0TDI, Golf GTD 2.0TDI, CC 2.0TDI, Sharan 2.0TDI and Tiguan 2.0TDI.
A Volkswagen spokesman said that its 1.6-litre and 1.2-litre turbodiesel models are also affected, among a total of 10.7 million VW cars worldwide. The company is still collating information on how many cars here face problems.
Das WeltAuto - the used-car division of Volkswagen Centre Singapore - confirmed that it had sold at least three second-hand VW Passat 2.0TDIs. These are fitted with the 2-litre turbodiesel engine was at the heart of the issue, causing the company to lose up to 40% of its value on the German stock market.
Soon after the news broke, VW confessed that millions of vehicles worldwide were fitted with the cheating software, leading to chief executive Martin Winterkorn's resignation on Wednesday.
The National Environment Agency is investigating whether Volkswagen cars imported into Singapore have similar "defeat devices". NEA is also consulting the European regulators and will decide whether further tests are necessary.
Nanyang Business School adjunct associate professor Zafar Momin believes Singapore should demand swift remedial action from VW. He said: "In the immediate term, the authorities need to demand that VW take on the task of investigating the cars affected here and bear the responsibility of retrofitting the fixes for emissions compliance."
VW sister brands Audi and Skoda said none of their cars in Singapore was fitted with the emissions-cheating software.
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