MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Volkswagen Korea is suspected of fabricating emission test results in a bid to obtain permission to sell its vehicles in South Korea between 2014 and 2015, according to the Yonhap news agency.
In September 2015, the German automaker admitted that it had installed software in their vehicles to falsify emission tests. The company later clarified that an estimated 11 million diesel-engine cars worldwide were emitting up to 20 times more greenhouse gas than showed in the tests.
In January, the South Korean Environment Ministry filed a complaint against Volkswagen's branch office on suspicion that it had violated the national Clean Air Conservation Act by fabricating emission and noise level reports, triggering an investigation.
Earlier in August, Seoul recalled the certification for 80 car models manufactured by Audi Volkswagen Korea and imposed a fine of 17.8 billion won ($16 million) on the automaker as the probe into the company revealed evidence of fraud.
