Volkswagen: a half-gram of CO2 which can cost 140 million euros
The Volkswagen group has missed its CO2 lens for 0.5 gram!Consequence: it could pay a fine of more than 100 million euros. In Europe, the time is for the 2020 sales report, but above all ...
01/01/2023
The Volkswagen group has missed its CO2 lens for 0.5 gram!Consequence: he could pay a fine of more than 100 million euros.
In Europe, the time is the 2020 sales assessment, but especially in the CO2 assessment!Indeed, European CAFE regulations came into force last year.It imposes on manufacturers a CO2 quota to be respected, based on sales of new vehicles.The basic limit is 95 g/km, but each group has a specific objective, taking into account the weight of the models delivered.
If PSA and Renault were in the nails, the Volkswagen group says it has missed its goal.On his own, it is 99.8 g/km.To lower its result, the German has teamed up with Chinese Saic, which offers MG's electric SUV on the old continent, thus forming a "pool CO2".The practice is authorized by Europe.According to Volkswagen calculations, this gives for their pool a result of 99.3 g/km, one half-gram more than the objective of the whole.
It's little, but it can be quite expensive!Indeed, overruns are penalized by fines, with a calculation based on the models sold and the excess grams.The fine could be 140 million euros.The German group, however, said that this will have no impact on the financial results of the end of 2020, because the sum has been provisioned.He especially awaits the final confirmation of the European Commission.
The Volkswagen group leaves for 2021, thanks to the first year full of ID.3 and the arrival of new electric models in the group, including the Audi Q4 E-Tron and Skoda Enyaq.There is also a big offensive in the rechargeable hybrid.