week-1 Volkswagen, emissions scandal

Volkswagen: The scandal explained

By Russell HottenBusiness reporter, BBC News

10 December 2015  From the sectionBusiness

It's been dubbed the "diesel dupe". In September, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found that many VW cars being sold in America had a "defeat device" - or software - in diesel engines that could detect when they were being tested, changing the performance accordingly to improve results. The German car giant has since admitted cheating emissions tests in the US.

VW has had a major push to sell diesel cars in the US, backed by a huge marketing campaign trumpeting its cars' low emissions. The EPA's findings cover 482,000 cars in the US only, including the VW-manufactured Audi A3, and the VW models Jetta, Beetle, Golf and Passat. But VW has admitted that about 11 million cars worldwide, including eight million in Europe, are fitted with the so-called "defeat device".

The company has also been accused by the EPA of modifying software on the 3 liter diesel engines fitted to some Porsche and Audi as well as VW models. VW has denied the claims, which affect at least 10,000 vehicles.

In November, VW said it had found "irregularities" in tests to measure carbon dioxide emissions levels that could affect about 800,000 cars in Europe - including petrol vehicles. However, in December it said that following investigations, it had established that this only affected about 36,000 of the cars it produces each year.

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Structure of the Lead：

WHO: Volkswagen’s company

WHEN: 2015年9月3日

WHAT: diesel dupe

WHY:

WHERE: In the US

HOW: cheating emissions tests in the US

Keywords：

1.      dub：配音

2.      diesel：柴油機

3.      dupe：欺騙

4.      emissions：排放