VW orders recall: Here’s why Motherson Sumi can be impacted

Volkswagen has been ordered to recall 2.4 million cars in Germany by the country’s automotive watchdog as a result of the diesel emissions scandal.

The dpa news agency reported that the Motor Transport Authority, which answers to Dobrindt’s ministry, rejected a Volkswagen proposal for a voluntary recall.

German Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt said the recall will start in in 2016, and the vehicle manufacturer must provide technical details on its solution to the problem by the end of November.

In a letter to Mr Dobrindt, Volkswagen chief executive Matthias Mueller said the recall would “stretch through the 2016 calendar year”.

Mr. Muller is under pressure to regain public trust in Europe’s largest carmaker after Volkswagen conceded last month that a few diesel models were installed with software created to dupe emissions testing, dodging pollution standards by allowing the vehicles to perform better in tests than on the road.

Italian Police Thursday searched the local headquarters of Volkswagen AG in Verona as part of a probe connected to the German company’s admission that it cheated on emissions tests in the U.S.

The current successor generation of EA 288 diesel engines (in use since 2012) is not affected.

Volkswagen’s United Kingdom boss Paul Willis reassured legislators the firm wanted to “do the right thing” and “fully resolve” the issues.

Willis said it was time to reconsider whether tax incentives for diesel cars, which generally produce lower Carbon dioxide emissions, were still appropriate: “I think it is time to look at the swing of pendulum and ask has it gone too far”.

In total, more than eight million vehicles affected in Europe will have to go through the same process, so what will happen next year in Germany is regarded as a few sort of a pilot for the other countries. All of the vehicles affected remain technically safe and roadworthy.

Experts say that, as well as adding to the German carmakers misery, the move will add to the cost of the operation as the company will need to fix the cars more quickly. Apart from the company’s VW brand, Audi, SEAT and Skoda cars can also be checked. The authority is investigating the objective and nature of the newly revealed device.

Prosecutors also waited nearly three weeks to raid Volkswagen offices in Germany to secure documents and data devices in connection with the emissions rigging.