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July 21, 2017
German luxury carmaker Audi, a Volkswagen subsidiary, issued a voluntary recall of up to 850,000 diesel vehicles, saying it would help reduce engine emissions (AFP Photo/SAUL LOEB) |
Frankfurt
am Main (AFP) - German luxury carmaker Audi, a Volkswagen subsidiary, issued a
voluntary recall of up to 850,000 diesel vehicles Friday, saying it would help
reduce engine emissions.
"Audi
aims to maintain the future viability of diesel engines for its customers and
to make a contribution towards improving air quality," the Bavaria-based
manufacturer said in a statement.
Vehicles
with affected engines would receive a free software upgrade that "will
further improve their emissions in real driving conditions beyond the current
legal requirements," Audi added.
The recall
affects cars fitted with six- and eight-cylinder diesel motors meeting the Euro
5 and Euro 6 emissions criteria, Audi said, including some from parent Volkswagen
and sister firm Porsche that are fitted with Audi engines.
It had
developed the offer "in close cooperation" with Germany's Federal
Motor Transport Authority or KBA, it added.
Audi's
recall comes days after Mercedes-Benz and Smart maker Daimler issued a
voluntary recall for more than three million diesel vehicles in Europe.
Pressure on
car manufacturers in Germany and elsewhere has been growing steadily since
Volkswagen's admission in 2015 that it installed systems in 11 million
diesel-fuelled cars worldwide to defeat regulatory emissions tests.
Politicians
in Berlin and German regional capitals have been looking at measures to reduce
air pollution from diesel vehicles, with some even mulling bans for the
highest-emitting vehicles from inner-city areas.
In its
statement, Audi said it hoped to "counteract possible bans on vehicles
with diesel engines" with its recall.
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