SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The government will seek punitive measures against South Korean units of Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis for manipulating emissions control systems in diesel vehicles, officials said Wednesday. The Ministry of Environment announced Mercedes-Benz Korea and Stellantis Korea were found to have tampered with pollution mitigation devices so they would perform at [...]
SEOUL, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government said Wednesday that it will slap a 77.6 billion-won (US$63.4 million) fine on Mercedes-Benz Korea for fabricating emissions data of its diesel cars sold between 2012 and 2018. The South Korean unit of the German carmaker was found to have submitted falsified emissions reports for [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Thousands of Volkswagen owners plan to ask South Korea’s environment ministry to order the local unit of the German carmaker to refund the cost of their cars, a lawyer said Wednesday. Jason Ha, who represents about 4,400 Volkswagen owners at Barun Law, said he will formally file the petition [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean consumers are taking legal action against Nissan after the Ministry of Environment said Monday that the Japanese carmaker was found to have faked the emissions results for its Qashqai SUV. Nissan has sold more than 800 units of the compact crossover in Korea since last November. This is the [...]
SEOUL/SEJONG, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will start its retest on Volkswagen’s diesel cars sold in the country to confirm emissions levels starting next month, ministry officials said Thursday, after the German carmaker admitted to cheating in the United States. Official tests will begin on Oct. 1 on four of five affected Volkswagen [...]