Volkswagen is recalling over 2.6 million cars to fix a variety of problems, a blow to a group striving to be the world's biggest carmaker.
Volkswagen China and Shanghai Volkswagen will recall 207,778 imported and domestic Tiguan vehicles from Nov 25, China's quality watchdog said.
German car maker Volkswagen is recalling more vehicles with a gearbox problem in China supplementing a recall of 384,181 vehicles that started in April.
On the heels a recall of 384,181 vehicles in China this March due to DSG transmission box defects, Volkswagen recalled 91,000 units in Japan for the same problem.
There is a growing consensus among the media and government that China needs compulsory national standards in a variety of industries, according to reports released on the Consumer Day.
Leading auto brands with experience in global markets should work together with regulators to cultivate strict compulsory standards that benefit Chinese citizens.
Volkswagen agreed to recall 384,181 vehicles with defective gearboxes in China, the quality watchdog said Wednesday.
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Shanghai Volkswagen Skoda has released a recall notice on its website on March 16 concerning Octavia 1.4TSI, Octavia1.8TSI and Superb 1.4TSI models.
China's consumer quality watchdog on Saturday urged German car maker Volkswagen to recall defective cars with DSG problems.
A top executive of Volkswagen Group indicated on Jan 14 that the company will not discontinue models equipped with seven-speed direct shift gearbox transmissions in China.
Volkswagen voluntarily recalled its products from Taiwan consumers on Dec 27, 2012 because of Direct-Shift Gearbox problems, China Youth Daily reported Thursday.
An official from China's quality watchdog has said in an interview the administration is closely monitoring the quality of Volkswagen's direct-shift gearboxes.
Volkswagen China broke ground on a new gearbox plant in the western area of Tianjin's Economic-Technological Development Area on Friday.
Volkswagen Group China and its two local joint ventures announced last week that they will extend the warranty of the direct shift gearbox (DSG) to 10 years or 160,000 km.
China's quality watchdog Wednesday advised owners of Volkswagen cars with defective direct-shift gearbox (DSG) to submit information about the problem to the government agency.
China's quality watchdog said it is in contact with auto giant Volkswagen (China) after many customers complained about defects in the DSG of the company's vehicles.
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