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Norway launches probe into Volkswagen fraud

Xinhua, September 25, 2015 Adjust font size:

Norway's economic and environmental crimes unit Okokrim on Friday launched an investigation to determine whether German car maker Volkswagen had also used defeat device software for cheating on emissions tests in its diesel vehicles in the Nordic country.

"In light of the revelation of the so-called Volkswagen affair in the United States and Europe, with (the company's) acknowledgment of extensive cheating, Okokrim will investigate whether there has been a criminal offense in Norway and whether the fraud has had any effect on the cars imported to the country," the unit said in a statement.

"Okokrim will conduct surveys in cooperation with customs authorities and the Norwegian Public Roads Administration," it added.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week revealed that Volkswagen had installed illegal software to falsify emission tests, allowing its diesel cars to produce up to 40 times more pollution than allowed.

The U.S. government has ordered Volkswagen to recall 482,000 VW and Audi cars produced since 2009, placing Germany's leading auto manufacturer on the hot seat.

CEO of Volkswagen Group Martin Winterkorn on Wednesday announced his resignation, saying he accepted responsibility for the "irregularities" that had been found in diesel engines. Enditem