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Volkswagen could be fined up to $ 18 billion

Michael Horn, Head of Volkswagen company in the US, said: "Our company's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Pollution Protection Agency deceived. Not only has deceived you too. I understand the German words that we have committed a big mistake. "

Michael Horn, Head of Volkswagen company in the United States has conceded that the company Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Pollution Protection Agency deceived

Kufzayy pollution make it last Friday, US officials said Volkswagen's diesel-powered vehicles in the harmful gas emission level is higher than the level before the test. Other governments have also announced that they would investigate the matter. South Korea's government says it made in 2014 and 2015, Volkswagen will examine five thousand cars, including Jetta, Golf and Audi are among the three.

Defects in cars made in Germany in the event that all diesel-powered vehicles will be inspected.

This level of gas emissions and agencies to monitor diesel-driven vehicles, with the help of the software was being deceived.

EPA from the Monday after the price of Volkswagen shares fell 20 percent, while Volkswagen said Friday that the United States withdraw its five million vehicles.

Vehicles with the costs of withdrawal in respect of the payment of fines Volkswagen will be the billions of dollars.

Volkswagen executives while criminal cases can also be set. In Washington, the White House also said the news is "very concerned" that.

Volkswagen's former employee and the international investment firm Evergreen core automotive research firm ISI chief Horst Arndt Ealing told BBC News: "It's a bad effect on Germany's industrial reputation is putting. Globally, consumers do not expect such a thing from a German company. Prgaryun a company associated with particular industry in Europe's biggest car company. "

Our company Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Pollution Protection Agency deceived. Not only has deceived you too. I understand the German words that we have committed a big mistake

Michael Horn, Head of Volkswagen company in the US

Volkswagen Chief Executive Martin Winter Corn started investigation on this software is Volkswagen's vehicles to reduce gas emissions is the time when the level of gas emissions is being tested at the moment relatively Generally when it is being used.

EPA's air pollution may be determined by federal laws do not meet half of every vehicle shall be fined 37 thousand dollars. Since 2008, charges under the four million 82 thousand vehicles have been sold, which means that it can be fined up to $ 18 billion.

This is a very large amount, even for a company the first half of this year, recently the highest selling Toyota vehicles also left behind. In the first half of this year, the automotive company Toyota has become the company had sold more vehicles. Shares in the market value of nearly 75 billion dollars.