Volkswagen identifies 1,950 faulty cars in China, could have EU loans recalled

[LiberalArkie]

On Monday, Volkswagen announced that it would recall 1,950 imported diesel vehicles in China—specifically 1,946 Tiguans and four Passat B6s.

In response, China’s air quality control authority (the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine or AQSIQ) said it was “highly concerned” about the diesel cars’ defeat device mechanism. The organization would "launch an investigation into VW vehicles,” according to Reuters.

The knee-jerk reaction is to scoff at China posturing against Volkswagen for selling fewer than 2,000 polluting cars. The country has some of the most intense air pollution in the world, after all, so Volkswagen’s Tiguans are a drop in a smoggy bucket.

But in recent years China has moved to address air pollution. This public health disaster is among the country's leading causes of death and is “sowing the seeds of social unrest,” as Reuters put it. Last year, China pushed forward a new set of gas and diesel emissions regulations aimed at passenger vehicles and trucks, sending automakers scrambling to meet the demands of the largest market for vehicles in the world. That Volkswagen sold imported cars skirting those rules is certainly a PR problem, even if those cars didn’t contribute a whole lot to the smog layer in China.

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http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/10/volkswagen-identifies-1950-faulty-cars-in-china-could-have-eu-loans-recalled/

[Liberal_in_LA]

1. kick

[Justice]

2. Been following this with laser focus as have affected vehicle

Don't see how VW doesn't consider filing bankruptcy. Lawsuits being filed left and right.