In recent months, car companies have been subjected to scrutiny due to defects found on some of their key car models, eventually leading to massive recall. And now, another car manufacturing giant that has been around for ages is under public and government scrutiny for an alleged cheat on EPA emissions testing. The German car maker Volkswagen is presently involved in a major scandal which includes 11 million of its diesel engine Volkswagen, after it was found out that in real life driving it still emits up to 40 times the legal limit of nitrogen oxides despite the so called passing result coming from United States Environmental Protection Agency.
According to mashable, Volkswagen was accused of making software for its TDI diesel engine which in turn manipulates EPA emission testing results. While the truth of the matter is still being investigated by authorities, Volkswagen CEO, Martin Winterkorn already announced his resignation over the alleged emissions deception.
According to some experts the actions that the company would be taking would eventually decide the fate of Volkswagen amidst this scandal. Mike Jackson, chief executive of Auto Nation and VW's biggest dealer in the US, stated in CNBC and via telegraph that, "The Volkswagen brand is at risk. How it develops depends very much on how they respond to the crisis in the next few days, weeks and months."
There is still no concrete action being given by the company. It is presumed that recall of almost 482,000 affected vehicles in the U.S. (11 million cars worldwide could be affected), according to mashable. The same report also stated some options for the car maker to do; either they could "change the engine software, which will significantly limit engine power output and fuel economy." They may also choose to "install urea treatment systems, which will not only require significant vehicle modification - cutting into trunk or hatch cargo space - but also cost VW thousands of dollars per car."
But whatever option the company would be taking, it will for sure have less effect on the current scandal that Volkswagen has entwined itself. What is your take about the current issue involving a trusted car brand, feel free to share and comment below.
