INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
government in 2015 found that Volkswagen had flouted local pollution limits and the company was forced to recall 3,23,700 cars in the
That ruling came two months after it admitted to cheating US diesel emissions tests."The Volkswagen Group in India reiterates that all cars
from the group are compliant with the emission norms defined in India," Volkswagen Group India said in a statement.Volkswagen plans to
contest NGT's order at the Supreme Court.The diesel emissions scandal has been the biggest business crisis in Volkswagen's 82-year
Since the "dieselgate" scandal became public, Volkswagen has set aside about $30 billion to cover fines, vehicle refits to remove the
illegal "defeat device" software and other costs.In January NGT fined Volkswagen Rs 100 crore in a separate case relating to excess
emissions of nitrogen oxide, a smog-forming pollutant linked to lung and heart disease.Volkswagen had responded by saying its cars complied
with country's emissions regulations, but it would comply with the order and pay the fine.
