Volkswagen New Zealand has detailed the number of vehicles caught up in its international emissions scandal which includes the Amarok Pick up and the Volkswagen Caddy van.
Volkswagen New Zealand general manager Tom Ruddenklau told DIESELTalk this afternoon that 4639 of its New Zealand sold vehicles carry the software that allows the car to cheat American-mandated nitrous oxide emissions tests.
That is not to say they necessarily fail the Euro emissions standards they would have entered the New Zealand market under – this is as yet unknown.
As is a fix for the issue, which something Volkswagen NZ says they are still waiting on from Germany.
There are 874 Amarok pick-ups and 312 Caddy vans that are equipped with the cheat software.
The biggest number of vehicles are 2009-2015 2.0-litre diesel Tiguan models, at 1411 units, followed by 2009-2015 Passat models, excluding the most recently launched model, with 1357 vehicles.
There are 680 Volkswagen Golfs as well.
Ruddenklau says few of the vehicles have likely come into the market through used channels, with only 200-300 diesel Volkswagens ever sold in Japan, and most United Kingdom imports being of unaffected, Touareg models.
Ruddenklau says the company is notifying customers now, and they will be contacted again when it is clear what will happen to rectify the vehicles.
He says the vehicles are technically safe to drive, but notes additional emissions are not a good thing.
