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Of Volkswagen’s own cars, more than half a million are affected, while 393,450 Audi cars have software installed, as well as 76,773 SEATs and 131,569 Škoda vehicles.

VW admitted cheating in diesel emissions tests and the company’s German head office has estimated that 11 million vehicles with type EA 189 engines were affected globally.

However, “In the end, VW will no longer be what it was – a lot will change there structurally”, he acknowledged.

It has suspended the delivery of cars which contain the EA 189 engine which uses the software, with the suspension remaining in place until the vehicles have been shown to comply with current European Union legislation.

Volkswagen Danmark revealed today it was looking into the situation that has left a few 11 million Volkswagen cars worldwide with software that has made it possible to hide the cars’ actual pollution levels during emissions testing.

The vehicles contain the EA 189 engines which are fitted with software that was used to con emissions testers in the US. Nearly 200,000 Audi brand cars with the same motor will also be recalled with the rest being Seat and Skoda cars and a small number of Volkswagen commercial...

BMW said that there’s no system in its cars that responds to tests differently than it would operate on the road.

This is just the latest development in the string of after events caused by the controversy, which Volkswagen is trying extra hard to take control of before too much damage occurs, even though a lot has already happened.

The affected cars number five million Volkswagens, 2.1m Audis, 1.2m Skodas and 700,000 SEATs, along with 1.8m light commercial vehicles.

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VW said the diesel vehicles include 508,276 Volkswagen cars, 393,450 Audis, 76,773 Seats, 131,569 Škodas and 79,838 Volkswagen commercial vehicles.

Volkswagen AG’s new chief executive, Matthias Mueller, on Monday, called upon the vehicle maker’s executives to help change the corporate culture, as Volkswagen addresses the biggest challenge in its 78-year-old history following revelations of its large-scale...

Auto Bild claimed BMW’s X3 diesel model violated EU emissions standards during a road test done by the worldwide Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT).

According to reports, German automaker Volkswagen’s (VW) supervisory board is scheduled to hold a meeting on Friday, September 25; and will name Matthias Mueller as its new Chief Executive.

VW admitted that 11 million of its diesel vehicles worldwide were fitted with defeat device software which conned testers into believing their vehicles met environmental standards.