SEJONG, Jun. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s environment ministry said Tuesday it has again rejected Volkswagen’s plan to recall its vehicles that fabricated emissions results, saying the local unit of the German carmaker did not admit to using a defeat device to trick vehicle testing. The Ministry of Environment disapproved the plan submitted by [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Volkswagen AG, the German automaker, recently initiated a set of compensatory measures in the U.S. and Japan for customers whose vehicles provided manipulated, erroneous emissions data. South Korean customers, however, seem to be left out of said measures, industry sources said on Friday. According to the Korea Automobile Manufacturers’ Association [...]
SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Diesel cars accounted for nearly 70 percent of total sales by foreign brands in South Korea during the first quarter despite the emissions scandal involving some of their popular models, industry data showed Sunday. According to the data provided by the Korea Automobile Importers and Distributors Association, a total [...]
SEOUL, Dec.4 (Korea Bizwire) – Embattled German automaker Volkswagen’s sales in South Korea more than quadrupled in November on the back of large-scale incentives and promotions, helping it overcome the aftermath of a worldwide emissions scandal that made the news in October. Volkswagen eased Korean consumers’ concerns with an exceptional interest-free installment deal, attracting clients [...]