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Volkswagen India had in December 2015 announced the recall of 3,23,700 lakh vehicles in India to fix the emission software
erman auto major Volkswagen, which is embroiled in a global emission scandal, today submitted a roadmap before the National Green Tribunal to recall over 3.23 lakh vehicles in the country fitted with a 'defeat device' meant to fudge emission tests.
The roadmap was submitted by it in pursuance to the NGT's direction passed yesterday. The automobile giant is in the process of recalling several million cars across the globe.
A 'cheat' or 'defeat device' is a software in diesel engines to manipulate emission tests by changing the performance of the cars.
Volkswagen India had in December 2015 announced the recall of 3,23,700 lakh vehicles in India to fix the emission software after Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) conducted tests on some models and found that their on-road emissions were 1.1 times to 2.6 times higher than the applicable BS-IV norms.
The automobile giant had admitted to the use of 'defeat device' in 11 million diesel engine cars sold in the US, Europe and other global markets that allowed manipulation of emissions tests by changing the performance of vehicles to improve results.
The NGT bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim had yesterday said that "the counsel for respondent numbers 4 to 7 (Volkswagen) submits that in compliance of the order dated February 17 they have prepared a roadmap and would be filing the same by tomorrow. He should file it by tomorrow positively, with copies to all the counsels in this case."
An advocate associated with the petitioners in the case said that a copy of the road map has been served to them.
The matter was fixed for hearing on September 5.
Earlier after the tests by ARAI, Volkswagen India had undertaken to rejig the software by recalling around 3.23 lakh vehicles fitted with EA 189 diesel engines which were in alleged violation of emission norms.
