VW CEO: recall of cars hit by scandal to begin in January

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

BERLIN (AP) — Volkswagen plans to launch in January a recall of vehicles with software at the center of the emissions-rigging scandal and aims to fix them all by the end of next year, the company's new chief executive says.

Volkswagen has said up to 11 million vehicles worldwide across several of its brands contain the diesel engine with the software used to cheat on U.S. emissions tests. CEO Matthias Mueller told the daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: "It will hopefully be fewer, but in any case still far too many."

Asked when the recall will begin, Mueller said in an interview published Wednesday that "care goes before speed."

"If everything goes as planned, we can start the recall in January," he said. "All the cars should be in order by the end of 2016."

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Newly appointed Volkswagen CEO Matthias Mueller listens during a press statement after a meeting of Volkswagen's supervisory board in Wolfsburg, Germany, Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, after CEO Martin Winterkorn resigned on Wednesday amid an emissions scandal. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

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[ileus]

1. Wonder if the recall will decrease fuel mileage.

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I've already had one owner that gets 52mpg state he'd not take his in until he found out yes or no on decreased mileage.

[mopinko]

2. and performance. bank on it.

if i had one, i would be demanding that they either buy it back, or replace the engine with one that runs on gasoline.

[thesquanderer]

4. Assuming the unmodified cars are found to be more desirable in economy or performance

I bet many of them will find their way to states that don't require annual inspections, which otherwise the cars will no longer be able to pass.

[uawchild]

3. Anyone going to jail yet?

Let me hold my breath while the authorities promptly fine the companies and incarcerate the VW executives for, well, fraud at least and probably several environmental violations in the EU countries and maybe here in the US.

[24601]

5. VW should be required to buy back the vehicles at original cost if that's what an owner wants.

Or if an owner wants, the resulting drop in value of any vehicle.

Is this the real reason Angela Merkel didn't want US Intelligence reporting on Germany?

[Jesus Malverde]

6. States need to get tough and fail all these polluters, and get them off the road till they pass...nt

[rockfordfile]

7. yeah I agree