Nissan, BMW, Porsche Face South Korea Sales Ban
29 Novembre 2016 - 8:40AM
Dow Jones News
SEOUL—South Korea's government said it plans to ban sales of
some cars made by Japan's Nissan Motor Co. and two German auto
makers—BMW AG and Porsche AG—after it found the companies
manipulated documents to make their vehicles roadworthy.
The ministry said its investigation since August into more than
a dozen foreign brands found that the three auto makers, while
obtaining government approval for some of their cars, submitted
documents that had already been used for similar models.
The government had widened its probe of certifications to more
than a dozen foreign auto makers after banning the sale of almost
all Volkswagen AG cars in Korea.
A ministry official said a total of 10 models, including the
Infinity Q50 sedan and Qashqai sport utility vehicles from Nissan,
BMW's X5M SUV and Porsche's Macan S diesel cars, were suspected of
using fabricated documents to get certifications.
"We'll give the companies until the middle of next month to
clarify their positions. After that, the government plans to revoke
the certifications, ban sales of their cars and ask prosecutors to
further investigate the case," Hong Dong-kon, a ministry director,
said at a news conference.
The ministry plans to levy a combined 6.5 billion won ($5.6
million) in fines on the three auto makers, he said. Officials at
Nissan, BMW and Porsche weren't immediately available for
comment.
Amid a flurry of legal actions against Volkswagen globally
following the revelation last year that the auto maker falsified
U.S. emissions tests on some diesel-powered cars, Seoul's
environment ministry in August banned the sale of almost all
Volkswagen cars in Korea. It handed down heavy fines, one of the
severest punishments for the German auto maker.
South Korea accused Volkswagen of falsifying emissions documents
and manipulating noise reports so vehicles would be certified
roadworthy, raided company offices and indicted a senior executive
on charges of submitting manipulated emissions data—making it the
first country to indict a VW executive in connection with the
scandal.
Write to In-Soo Nam at In-Soo.Nam@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
November 29, 2016 02:25 ET (07:25 GMT)
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