Volkswagen is moving ahead with recalls and compensation plans in major markets to remedy the fallout from its emissions cheating scandal. But according to our Kim Min-ji ... that hasn't been the case for Korea.
Volkswagen's so-called dieselgate scandal has sent sales downhill in major markets across the world. Sales of Volkswagen cars in the U.S., for one,... came to almost 28-thousand-800 last month,... down over 17 percent from a year ago. In fact, sales have been on a steady decline since the German carmaker admitted to having used a cheat device that manipulates emissions data.
But it's a different story in Korea.
"The number of registered Volkswagen cars came to over 23-hundred last month -- down about eight percent from the year before. It's still a drop,... BUT it's a big improvement in comparison to January and February,... when it fell roughly 45 percent and 25 percent, respectively."
Sales may be on a recovery track,... but the German automaker's recall and compensation plans in Korea have still lagged what's been done in other markets. Korea's environment ministry has rejected Volkswagen's plan to recall vehicles in question for a THIRD time,... as the German carmaker did not admit to using the cheat device. Previously, the plans were rejected for lack of information.
In Germany, however, Volkswagen received approval from authorities to go through with its plan to recall more than 800-thousand vehicles,... while U.S. authorities have also made progress toward a settlement.
"In the U.S., for example, sales drop as consumers refrain from buying products from a company deemed unethical. On top of that,.. due to strict laws -- if the matter is not settled quickly, the fines soar as more emissions are emitted -- so the carmaker does its utmost to settle the issue. But Korea lacks these kind of regulations, so there's no rush."
Experts say the government needs to take environmental issues more seriously,... as well as take stronger role in implementin
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