Volkswagen to take action on 1.2m diesel vehicles in UK

Volkswagen is recalling up to 110,000 cars in Ireland over the diesel emissions scandal, the motor giant has revealed.

It is believed Volkswagen is set to set up an online service for customers to check if their vehicle will be affected.

The company said that it will contact owners with details of how to get the software “corrected”, although it reiterates all vehicles are technically safe.

The brands and the numbers involved are: Volkswagen passenger cars – 34,387; Audi – 16,485; SEAT – 4,365; ŠKODA – 16,004 Volkswagen commercial vehicles – 8,107.

Owners will be notified about how and when their cars will be brought to dealerships for correction.

Up to 30,000 additional cars imported from overseas may also be recalled under the programme.

“Volkswagen Group Ireland is committed to supporting all its customers and its retailers through the coming weeks and months”.

“NSAI is monitoring the European situation and would support and encourage any improved and enhanced testing regime to ensure we can all be confident in relying on the technical data published”, he said.

Volkswagen has confirmed that 79,348 Irish cars are being recalled because of a software created to cheat emissions tests.

It was subsequently discovered that the 482,000 U.S. cars affected had NOx emissions up to 35 times greater than the company claimed.

The engines that contain the software are 1.2-litre, 1.6-litre and 2-litre in Audi, Seat, Skoda and Volkswagen vehicles made between 2008 and 2014.

VW has admitted that 11 million of its diesel vehicles worldwide were fitted with the software.

“The information is beginning to come through as to what exactly happened, these defeat devices that were in the cars: what exactly were they doing…how this can be remedied” he added.