US approves fix for some Volkswagen diesels
DETROIT — Volkswagen will soon be able to repair some of its diesel cars so they meet U.S. emissions standards.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board said Friday that they have approved a fix for around 67,000 of the 475,000 Volkswagens and Audis with 2-litre diesel engines that were programmed to cheat on U.S. emissions tests.
The German automaker acknowledged the cheating in 2015.
The remedy will fix 2015 models of the Volkswagen Beetle, Beetle Convertible, Golf, Golf SportWagen, Jetta and Passat as well as the Audi A3. The EPA and Volkswagen say the fix won’t affect the cars’ fuel economy, reliability or driving characteristics.