Continental Cars, importers of Volkswagen cars, said today that the company will shortly contact owners of vehicle which have Type EA 189 Diesel engines from the Volkswagen, Audi and Seat brands.

These diesel engines are at the heart of a scandal for having software to trick emissions tests.   

Continental Cars said that as from this week VW customers have an online tool to verify if their cars are affected. All they need to do is enter their chassis number.

Audi and SEAT online tool will be ready by early next week. Customers will be able to access this online tool from each brand’s website:

www.volkswagen.com.mt

www.audi.com.mt

www.seat.com.mt

UK imports customers can either check on the UK websites or may use the above online tool.

Apart from the above online tool customers have the free phone number 800 491 89 at their disposal for additional information

The company said all affected vehicles are safe from a technical standpoint and are roadworthy.

"The Volkswagen Group is making every effort to solve the problem as quickly as possible and will bear all costs of the measures to be performed, if needed, on the vehicles and do everything in its power to win back their customers’ trust.

 

"The Volkswagen Group affirms that all its new EU6 diesel-powered cars currently on sale in the European Union including Malta meet the legal requirements and environmental standards and are not affected by the EA 189" the company said.