German carmaker Volkswagen will recall 1,950 diesel vehicles in China affected by its emission cheating scandal, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) said in a statement on Monday.
The company is working on developing a remedy for customers and will submit solutions to Chinese authorities soon, the statement said, citing a report submitted by Volkswagen to the AQSIQ.
The announcement follows warnings from China's top quality watchdog about 1,946 imported Tiguan and four imported Passat powered by EA189 diesel engines, which are affected in the emission scandal. Volkswagen should recall the affected vehicles as soon as possible and keep Chinese authorities updated to protect Chinese customers' interests, the statement said.
On Sept. 18, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Notice of Violation (NOA) of the Clean Air Act to Volkswagen (Volkswagen AG, Audi AG, and Volkswagen Group of America) accusing the company of installing software that circumvented emission control tests in about half million diesel cars sold in the United States since 2008.
The software, which the EPA called a "defeat device", only runs the full emission controls when the car is being tested. During normal driving, however, the car will emit nitrogen oxide of up to 40 times the standard.
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