SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Audi Volkswagen Korea, the local importer and distributor of the German brands, is moving to introduce a new car in South Korea that will mark the first car to be launched here since its emissions scandal that has led to a sales ban on most of its vehicle models, [...]
SEJONG, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government said Thursday it has approved German carmaker Volkswagen’s recall measures for its sports utility vehicles that were found to have been sold in the country using fake emissions-related documentation. The Ministry of Environment said the recall plan for 27,000 Tiguans submitted by the auto giant [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul prosecutors on Wednesday indicted former and incumbent chief executives of Volkswagen’s Korea operations on charges of fabricating official documents, wrapping up a year-long investigation into the German carmaker’s emissions cheating scandal. Johannes Thammer, who has led Audi Volkswagen Korea (AVK) since late 2012, was charged with violating the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – An executive at the local unit of Volkswagen was sentenced to a year and a half in prison Friday on charges of fabricating reports that came to light following the German carmaker’s emissions scandal. The Seoul Central District Court found the executive, identified only by his surname Yoon, guilty [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Environment announced Monday a revision to the Clean Air Conservation Act in an effort to improve the country’s legal framework and toughen penalties in the case of a “second” VW emissions scandal that may arise in the future. To begin with, the revision will allow the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Diesel cars that were once fancied by consumers for their higher fuel efficiency are losing ground in Korea, mainly from the global emissions scandal in addition to the government imposing stricter diesel car regulations, labeling them as one of the main sources of fine dust. According to the Ministry [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Sales of imported cars in South Korea continued to drop sharply from a year earlier last month following the recent ban on sales of 80 Audi and Volkswagen car models here after an emissions scandal, industry data showed Friday. In September, 16,778 new imported cars were registered, according to [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – A senior official at the headquarters of German carmaker Volkswagen appeared before Seoul prosecutors on Wednesday to undergo questioning over its emissions scandal. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office called in the executive in charge of the automaker’s certification process to gain insight during the probe into its South [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Barun Law, a law firm representing Volkswagen owners in lawsuits against the automaker, is planning to file a constitutional complaint Tuesday against the Ministry of Environment for not issuing a replacement order for the vehicles affected by the scandal. A constitutional complaint, or a constitutional petition, is part of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – With lingering effects from Volkswagen emissions scandal still on the Korean automotive market, other automakers have gradually reaped benefits. But most recently, Renault Samsung Motors is enjoying the brisk sales of its latest SM6 models. The Korean subsidiary of Groupe Renault said Sunday that August sales of its latest mid-sized [...]