Izolo, i-Institute of Mobility and Transport (IMT), ixwayise ngesibopho sabanikazi bamamodeli akwaVolkswagen Group abathintwa yi-software eshintshe amapharamitha enjini, ukulungisa izimoto zabo, kungenjalo bazoba “sesimeni esingajwayelekile” futhi bazoshiya amandla okujikeleza. Imininingwane eyengeziwe lapha.
Namuhla, i-DECO iveza ukuthi abanikazi bezimoto zakwaVW Group ezikhavwe ngokubuyiselwa emuva abagculisekile ngezinguquko ezenziwe. Iziphetho zivela ocwaningweni olwenziwa izinhlangano zokuvikela abathengi zamaPutukezi, iSpanishi, iBelgian kanye nesiNtaliyane, olubandakanya indawo yonke enabanikazi abangu-10,500.
UBruno Santos, ovela kwa-DECO, ezitatimendeni eziya ku-Rádio Renascença, uveza ukuthi "kunesilinganiso esikhulu kakhulu sabanikazi abanganelisekile ngoba babone izimoto zabo ziwohloka ngemva kwalokhu kungenelela okuyimpoqo".
Ukusetshenziswa okwengeziwe, umsindo namandla amancane
Izikhalazo ezivela kwabanye babanikazi zibhekisela ekusetshenzisweni okwandisiwe, ukulahlekelwa amandla nomsindo wenjini owengeziwe ngemva komsebenzi wokulungisa. Futhi ngaphandle kokuthi iVolkswagen Group izibophezele ekulungiseni le nkinga mahhala, ucwaningo luphinde luthi abanikazi bamaPutukezi bagcina besebenzisa imali, ngokwesilinganiso, Ama-euro angama-957 ngamalungiselelo imiphumela ngemva kokungenelela kokuqala.
Izibalo ezikhishiwe ziveza ukuthi u-55% wabaphendulile ukhala ngokunyuka kokusetshenziswa kwawo, u-52% wokushoda kwamandla no-37% wokwenyuka komsindo wenjini. Cishe u-13% wabaphenduli, uma kucatshangelwa isimo semoto ngemuva kokungenelela, bagcine bebuyisele izimoto zabo kwisoftware yokuqala.
"Sekuyisikhathi sokuqhubekela phambili endaweni yezepolitiki", kusho uBruno Santos, ne-DECO isivele ixhumene noMnyango Wezomnotho, ukukhansela ukungenelela okuyisibopho ezimotweni ezithintekile.
UBruno Santos ubuye asho ukuthi "sekuyisikhathi sokuthi ohulumeni baseYurophu bazibandakanye nokuthi i-European Union nayo inikeze uphawu", ephikisana ngokuthi abathengi basePutukezi nabaseYurophu kufanele bathole ukwelashwa okulingana nokwabathengi baseMelika lapho, phakathi kwezinyathelo zesinxephezelo, ngaphezu kokulungisa, kwakungenzeka ukubuyisela izimoto noma ukunqamula izinkontileka zokuqashisa.