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Re: VW accused of 'rigging' emissions tests
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Quote from Sun Motors:
Volkswagen buyers could be waiting until next February to take delivery of their new motor after just half of the firm's new models met new emissions standards.
Under the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP), all new cars sold from Sept 1 are required to fulfil tough new regulations.
But according to Volkswagen’s head of sales and marketing in Germany, Thomas Zahn, just seven out of 14 models sold in Europe were certified before the Saturday cut-off.
Zahn told journalists in a conference call last week that new testing could "take two to three times longer than in the past" - normal delivery takes two-three months, and four months for overseas deliveries.
The popular Golf is one of the variants yet to pass certification, which could leave thousands of customers frustrated as they wait for delivery of the UK's second-most popular car.
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I suppose having been relying on cheating the tests, development on cleaner engines by the German group is behind the curve.
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