Audi is preparing to withdraw diesel manipulation in Germany

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Frankfurt - Audi expects to begin recalling their models with fake Volkswagen Group diesel engines in the domestic market in Germany next month.

Audi plans to recall 580,000 cars in Germany equipped with EA 189 diesel engines in the mother's Volkswagen group rigging scandal emissions Center.

Volkswagen brand premium is expected to power in Germany, the Federal Motor Transport (KBA) for the approval of the proposed reform of the vehicles. The reform will be valid throughout the European Union in the framework of the laws of the European type approval.

He declined to say how much of Audi vehicles are affected in the rest of Europe, nor when it will begin withdrawing in the European Union markets outside Germany.

"We have a target date to start the implementation of the [recall in Germany and early March, pending approval by the KBA measures," said a spokesman for Audi News Europe.

The first model should be recalled will be a diesel version of the 2.0-liter Audi A4, while models equipped likely to be fixed starting in September, 1.6-liter diesel.

VW Group has been recognized install software manipulation in up to 11 million diesel is sold worldwide via VW, Audi, Skoda and Seat brands. It has been selling about 8.5 million diesel manipulation in Europe.

In the past week, VW brand and won approval to start in determining the 8500000 vehicles in Europe.

In the United States, Audi and Volkswagen are still discussing with the organizers repairs for cars with diesel counterfeit.

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