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Pressure mounts on VW's brands after it admits 1.2m UK cars affected in emissions scandal

on Oct 1, 2015 | 0 comments

By Seb Joseph

Drivers negative view of the Volkswagen and its brands is set to hit new lows after the car manufacturer revealed 1.2m of its diesel vehicles in the UK had been rigged to cheat emissions tests.

It is the equivalent to one in ten diesel cars on the road and almost half the annual total new car sales in the country, underlining the scope of the scandal that’s rocked the automotive giant worldwide.

The admission makes the UK one of the worst countries to be hit by the scandal with the affected cars including 508,276 Volkswagen cars, 393,450 Audis, 76,773 Seats, 131,569 Skodas Read full story ›

Source: The Drum