Esitatimendeni esikhishwe namuhla, iVolkswagen Group iyavuma ukuthi izimoto eziyizigidi ezingu-11 emhlabeni jikelele ezinenjini engu-2.0 TDI EA189 zine-software eyeqa izivivinyo zokulwa nokungcola.
Ihlazo lakwaVolkswagen liqubuke ngoLwesihlanu olwedlule, lapho abe-Environmental Protection Agency yase-United States beveza ukuthi izimoto ezicishe zibe ingxenye yesigidi zeVolkswagen Group ezidayiswa kulelo zwe, zine-software evumela ukudlula ukuhlolwa kokulawula ukungcola kwamagesi angcolisayo, okuphula i-US yamanje. imithethonqubo yezemvelo. Inhlawulo ingafinyelela kuma-dollar ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-18 (ama-euro ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-16) kanti iVolkswagen isivele ibeke eceleni ama-euro ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-6.5 ukubhekana nokungahambi kahle okutholwe enjinini okukhulunywa ngayo: o 2nd TDI EA189.Izimoto, ngokwesitatimende sakwaVolkswagen, zihlomise izimoto ezibalelwa ezigidini ezingu-11 emhlabeni jikelele. “Ukuchezuka okuphawulekayo phakathi kwemiphumela yokuhlolwa nokusetshenziswa komgwaqo kuboniswe ngokukhethekile kulolu hlobo lwenjini. AbakwaVolkswagen basebenza kanzima ukuqeda lokhu kuchezuka ngezindlela zobuchwepheshe,” kusho umdondoshiya waseJalimane esitatimendeni.
Ama-euro ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-6.5 azosetshenziselwa ukumboza izinyathelo ezidingekayo ukuze kubuyelwe ukuzethemba nokukhethwa kwabathengi. Ngokusho komkhiqizo "amanani okukhulunywa ngawo angaba ngaphansi kokubuyekezwa". Lesi sihlava sidale ukuthi amasheya enkampani acwile esitokofeleni kanti sekuvele kwakhipha isinqumo sikaShansela waseJalimane u-Angela Merkel, olandela eduze ihlazo lakwaVolkswagen.
Khonamanjalo, iziphathimandla zaseMelika zivule uphenyo lobugebengu ngokumelene neVolkswagen. Ukubuyisela emuva okunzima kwemikhiqizo yeVolkswagen Group osekuyiminyaka eminingi izama ukukhulisa ubukhona bayo e-United States.
Umthombo: NY Times