In a statement issued today, the Siva, representative of the brand in Portugal, which belongs to the Volkswagen Group, said his clients “can already see, in the` site` brand, information about your vehicle and find out if he was affected by ‘software` which causes discrepancies in emissions of nitrogen oxide during dynamometer testing. ”
For this, the owners of these vehicles must enter the vehicle identification number on a platform available in `site` www.audi.pt or ask for this information via telephone number 800 308 030.
The company says that customers “will be timely informed about the solutions to be adapted in their vehicles” and adds that the affected models are the Audi with TDI engines of 1.6 liters or 2.0 liters type Diesel EA 189 and certified according to standard European EU5 emissions standard, ensuring that “these vehicles continue to circulate power in technically safe conditions, without any restrictions.”
In addition, Audi indicates that the TDI engines of 1.6-liter and 2.0-liter diesel certified to the new standard EU6 emissions are not affected, as well as the V6 and V8 TDI engines, whether certified according to the norm EU5 or EU6.
SIVA, representing the Volkswagen Group in Portugal, put in the ‘Volkswagen and Skoda site` a system that through the chassis number identification, allows owners to know if your car has or not the `kit` handler greenhouse gas emissions.
The US Environmental Protection Agency accused last Sept. 18 Volkswagen to impair engine performance in terms of greenhouse gas emissions through a ‘software` embedded in diesel vehicles.
Days later, Volkswagen acknowledged having falsified the data and announced that more than 11 million diesel cars worldwide have equipment that lets you change the engine performance in terms of emissions to the atmosphere.
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