SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Sales of Volkswagen vehicles have dropped significantly after the German company’s falsified emissions data scandal, and the ramifications are reaching other imported carmakers as well. According to data compiled by the Korea Automobile Importers and Distributors Association (KAIDA), Volkswagen sold only 425 vehicles last month, which was a considerable drop [...]
SEJONG, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s government on Tuesday ordered Nissan Korea Co., the local unit of the Japanese carmaker, to recall hundreds of its SUVs sold here and banned sales of vehicles cited as fabricating emissions results. The Ministry of Environment slapped 340 million won (US$286,000) in fines on Nissan Korea and [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Volkswagen Group and its local unit in South Korea are facing another class-action lawsuit over their manipulation of emissions for some of its 3-liter diesel models in the United States, a local law firm said Wednesday. This is in addition to the ongoing class-action suit filed by customers of [...]