It has been over two months since German automaker Volkswagen began recalling diesel cars sold between 2008 and November 2015 in India, but what the entire exercise will achieve remains shrouded in mystery. Confirming that the company is currently conducting a voluntary recall to carry out ‘technical updates’, a Volkswagen spokesperson told, “Everyday vehicles are undergoing the updates at designated service stations across the country. Since it is an ongoing exercise, it is difficult to provide the exact number of cars that have undergone the process.”
Further when service managers at the company’s dealerships were contacted, they said “there is are no clarity on the outcome of the updates”. In India, the recall exercise began in September 2016 after the Department of Heavy Industry (DHI) ordered a probe under Pune-based Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI). The investigation was initiated after the emission scandal gripped the company in the US in September 2015.
ARAI Chief, Rashmi Urdhwareshe, had said in September 2016 that the agency will not test the cars on-road again (after recall) as that is beyond the regulatory purview.
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