Volkswagen sales halted amid forgery allegations

South Korea has fined Volkswagen 17.8 billion won ($16 million) and suspended sales of 80 VW models, alleging that the German carmaker fabricated documents on emissions or noise level tests.

Ministry of Environment official Hong Dong-kon said the government revoked Volkswagen's certifications, effective from Tuesday, because submitting forged documents to authorities is illegal.

The South Korean government alleges that since 2007, Volkswagen AG has sold 83,000 Volkswagen, Audi and Bentley cars using the forged documents, including some models of the Golf, the Jetta, the Beetle and the Tiguan.