Owners of brand new Volkswagen in Ukraine warned about the problems

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Владельцев новеньких Volkswagen в Украине предупредили о проблемахThere were inconsistencies in the process of obtaining certificate for car models Golf Sportwagen.

Importer of the German brand in Ukraine sent to consumers who have purchased from authorized dealers of the VW Golf Sportwagen, information about the mismatch of certificates for them.

The press service of the German company Volkswagen AG and the importer of these cars in Ukraine the Austrian company “Porsche Ukraine” posted on their websites the following message:

“The company Porsche Ukraine checks for possible irregularities that occurred in the process of obtaining certificate for imported Volkswagen, model Golf Sportwagen (Variant).

We have reason to believe that there were inconsistencies in the process of obtaining certificate for car models Golf Sportwagen (Variant) in the amount of 2800 units in Ukraine. This Mexican production cars that were imported by the company Porsche Ukraine, starting from September 2017.

“At the moment we are working on the clarification of the facts and on finding favourable to the customer. To this end, we are in the process of formal communication with relevant government agencies. As soon as we have information on further action plan, we will promptly inform “.

Similar letters are also received and owners of VW Golf Sportwagen, who purchased these cars from official dealers. The letters stated that “we have no reason to believe that in some way violated or restricted vehicle safety or operational readiness”.

The message is not specified, what problems can expect the owners of these cars: “unfortunately, at the moment we can’t provide You with more detailed information. We with high intensity work to understand the facts and on finding favorable solutions to clients of these cars… Thank you for understanding, – stated in the message for the owners of Mexico’s “Golf”.

Recall that a large consignment of VW Golf Sportwagen, which was produced at the plant in Mexico and was intended for the U.S. market, “stuck” in warehouses of the company in 2015 after the scandal “deselect”. After the fraud was discovered by Volkswagen according to the norms of harmful emissions of diesel engines, all the “volkswagenaudi” diesel cars banned from selling in the United States. These machines were aimed at other markets, including Ukrainian, where there are less stringent requirements on ecology (now € 5).

Here they were sold at very attractive prices (18 thousand dollars), on the machine lined up. Volkswagen few months in a row holds the leadership on the Ukrainian market.

However, the made in America cars do not meet a number of European standards. In particular, lighting (direction of light beam, color and location of lighting fixtures), the awareness of the driver (speedometer in miles, Bordcomputer in English), reflection in rear view mirrors and the like.

Prior to sale and certification in Ukraine importer changed a number of features and trim levels that the car meets European standards. But, obviously, not all changed. In this case, the company managed to obtain a certificate of compliance remains unknown. Another possible cause of the scandal – wrong registration certificates. Rumor has it that instead of a certificate for a batch of machines importer to issue certificates on the same machine, but “tied” to all cars coming to Ukraine. However, now that this matter dealt with by the authorities.

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