Volkswagen Says 430,000 New Cars Cheated CO2 Levels

Aaron Cole
by Aaron Cole

Update: A spokesman for Volkswagen of America said U.S. cars aren’t affected.

Volkswagen announced Friday that more than 400,000 of its cars with “irregularities” in reported carbon dioxide emissions were new cars, which could shed new light on how many more cars the beleaguered automaker would have to pay for.

This month, Volkswagen announced 800,000 cars emitted more carbon dioxide than reported to regulators. Of those cars, Volkswagen announced Friday that 430,000 were 2016 models across many of the automaker’s brands including Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda and Seat. It’s unclear how many older models may be added to the list of cars that emit more carbon dioxide.

When Volkswagen announced it lied about carbon dioxide emissions the automaker estimated that it would cost up to $2 billion to fix.

Volkswagen hasn’t yet announced how much the diesel scandal would cost the company, although some analysts have estimated that the scandal could cost much more than initially estimated. A Barclays analyst said Friday that the scandal could cost more than $26 billion by 2017, according to Bloomberg.

The automaker may meet with banks on Monday to acquire more than $21 billion in “bridge financing” to cope with the financial strain of its growing crises.

The list of cars that could emit more carbon dioxide is comprised of mostly European-only cars and diesel-powered models currently affected by the company’s diesel scandal. Included on the carbon-dioxide list are Volkswagen GTI and Golf R models that were sold in the U.S. but wouldn’t be affected, according to a Volkswagen spokesman.

According to Bloomberg, Volkswagen may submit Monday its plan to German authorities to fix 1.6-liter diesel models that have been illegally polluting. That fix for its smaller engines may only be a software update, according to the report.

The automaker has not announced its plans for fixing 482,000 cars affected in the U.S.

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  • Anonymous Anonymous on Nov 14, 2015

    Where are all the folks that laughed early on when I said this was going to break VW? They may not survive? Huh?

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    • RobertRyan RobertRyan on Nov 15, 2015

      @heardon, Cannot see ANY of that happening. VW, is very much into cost containment,not selling off divisions

  • Sector 5 Sector 5 on Nov 15, 2015

    And the next volcanic eruption produces how much sulphuric acid and co2 from incineration? For the 100 it should be prison and bra & pantie time.

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    • Lorenzo Lorenzo on Nov 17, 2015

      @Drzhivago138 Frylock50, funny that you mention continental drift. That was mentioned in the first car review I read at TTAC, way back when Robert Farago was in charge. As I recall, the car being reviewed was the Pontiac Grand Prix with the base engine. The reviewer mentioned the acceleration in a race and put his money on continental drift! The reviewer also noted that it was the last year for that car, and you could pick one up for a song. His advice? Don't. 2005 - it seems like only yesterday.

  • EBFlex China can F right off.
  • MrIcky And tbh, this is why I don't mind a little subsidization of our battery industry. If the American or at least free trade companies don't get some sort of good start, they'll never be able to float long enough to become competitive.
  • SCE to AUX Does the WTO have any teeth? Seems like countries just flail it at each other like a soft rubber stick for internal political purposes.
  • Peter You know we’ve entered the age of self driving vehicles When KIAs go from being stolen to rolling away by themselves.
  • Analoggrotto TTAC is full of drug addicts with short memories. Just beside this article is another very beautiful article about how the EV9 was internationally voted by a renowned board of automotive experts who are no doubt highly educated, wealthy and affluent; the best vehicle in entire world. That's planet earth for you numbskulls. Let me repeat: the best vehicle in the world is the Kia EV9. Voted, and sealed, and if you try to deny it Fanny Willis is ready to prosecute you; but she will send her boyfriend instead because she is busy.
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