California Isn't Happy With VW's 3.0 TDI Emissions Fix
While it’s mostly been VW Group’s four-cylinder oil burners racking up a spectacular dieselgate headline count, we can’t forget that the embattled car company also has issues with its 3.0-litre V6 TDI engine. The engine - found in various models from the Audi, VW and Porsche brands - was found to be party to the same sort of emissions test skullduggery, leading VAG to put forward a recall proposal in the USA to fix the unit. However, the proposed fix has since been rejected by the California Air Resources Board (CARB). To make matter worse for VW, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) backed CARB’s conclusion that the fix was inadequate.
It’s not known exactly what the recall work consisted of, although it has been reported that a catalytic converter change was part of the programme. In a statement to Bloomberg, a VW spokesperson said: “We continue to work closely with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and CARB to try to secure approval of a technical resolution,” but if one can’t be found that satisfies CARB or the EPA, VW may need to roll out a buyback scheme for affected cars.
That would mean buying back 85,000 vehicles, adding to the 475,000 VW has already agreed to purchase in the USA. Make no mistake, VW hasn’t finished dipping into its wallet in the dieselgate aftermath just yet…
Sources: Bloomberg, Automotive News
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Geeeeez
This is a bit of a joke, it doesn’t matter how big engined american cars are but as soon as its an import they tighten the regulations, its all to boost sales of interal sales from chevy, ford etc
well actually how many Diesel cars does GM or Ford produce in the USA? Not many. And a very big engine powered with fuel does still make les NOx than a 2.0TDI. Even though I think they threw that ball at VW to damage imports, companies like Toyota pulled the brake before and do not export Diesels to USA. I think Diesel for cars is a bit of a thing of the past. It is just the european and Indian markets that push the small Diesel engines.
How VW engineers feel right now
Could someone tell me if VW wouldn’t fix those cars? Like if they said nope and completely ignored all the fines?
They would face a lawsuit which could possibly tip into the hundreds of billions and go bankrupt, a big corporation can’t get away with ignoring fines and hoping no one notices or openly refusing to pay them. Just doesn’t work on that scale unfortunately.
They are also keen to resolve and fix any issue in order to restore consumer confidence in VAG and hopefully retain as many past customers as possible. Which I think is a large part of the reason behind them agreeing to buyback schemes
Why is this downvoted?
California is not happy with anything
They never are. West coast has the most buybacks and unhappy people I swear. Even here at HMA it is a nightmare..
Southern California and the coast is the worst about any sort of emissions. You should see the freaks that live here….it’d make sense. Driving a classic will get you a death looks by some, it’s really rather funny.
last time I was this early, California was happy
USA, they make cr*ppy cars in europe and dont say a word, a foreign car maker imports cars with a deffect into them and everybody looses their minds … True definition of how logic works in usa
Obviously you don’t know what you’re talking about. It’s not making “crappy cars” it’s that they’re breaking laws and tricking emissions tests.
Mind you this is california, if a car has any sort emmission they won’t be happy
I’d take one of the “infected cars” anytime…., this is getting stupid, we know it’s not about emissions just compare the whole diesel cars emissions in all america with factories emissions and see how insignificant they are, way to go ford, chevy…. just makes me hate them more.
most people forget, the recall makes your car slower and just generally worse, wouldn’t be a bad idea to look out for a cheap one ;)
The fact that the abbreviation for Volkswagen Auto Group is VAG
It’s “Volkswagen Aktiengruppe” :)
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enjoy…
ConnorSneddon leave us diesels alone