Volkswagen will recall 8.5 million vehicles across Europe as the diesel emissions scandal engulfing the company continues to escalate.
The carmaker announced yesterday that vehicles will be taken off the road across the Continent to have pollution cheating software stripped out following an intervention by the German automotive watchdog. After the German Federal Motor Transport Authority rejected earlier VW proposals to allow car owners to voluntarily bring their cars in for repair, the company said the recall would “give customers clarity” about the future of their vehicles.
The move came as a leading MP accused the company of attempting to mislead Parliament. Louise Ellman, chairman of the transport select committee, told Ian King Live on Sky News that she believed Paul Willis, the carmaker’s UK