Exhaust test: At VW, the bands are stationary

D Volkswagen automaker expects that the new test of emissions with a period of drought even longer than previously known. "This subject will occupy us for a few months until we return to a normal driving style in factories," writes Herbert Diess, managing director of Wolfsburg's parent company

. the beginning of the factory holidays the tapes on a daily basis, because the group with the certification of different model variants is not so fast behind. "TE (technical development) and production colleagues are working hard to keep the effects under control," said Diess's letter. The head of the company committee, Bernd Osterloh, has also turned to the world of work. During the planned closing days in production, the company committee had to be able to fairly distribute the burden of the employees against the resistance of the management of the company. "But it is predictable, unfortunately, that WLTP problems will accompany us beyond the third quarter." Another reason for the long run: The scandal of exhaust gases binds many forces.

Car manufacturers have problems up to 2021 95 grams of CO2 per kilometer of new vehicles sold. If they violate the guidelines, billions of penalties are threatened.