Illustration: v & # xe9; Volkswagen vehicles.
Illustration: Volkswagen vehicles. – Brennan Linsley / AP / SIPA

Helene Sergeant

More than a week after the scandal of fakers software, fitted on thousands of Volkswagen, the brand has launched a dedicated platform to allow owners whether their vehicle is involved. The following toll-free: 0805.805.200 (from 7am to 22pm) should also be launched on Monday October 5

In France, 948,064 vehicles in the group are concerned, distributed. within the different brands of the group. 189,322 Audi cars would be equipped with the famous software 66,572 at Skoda, SEAT 93 388 cars and 24,523 commercial vehicles Volkswagen. To identify polluting vehicles, each owner must specify the vehicle chassis number (located directly on the chassis), and the date the vehicle was registered.

On Friday, an aggravated fraud for investigation was opened and entrusted to two services: the police the Central fight against harm to the environment and public health (OCLAESP) and the Anti-Corruption Office of the Judicial Police (Oclciff). For its part, the French Government stated that it intended to ask the German manufacturer to reimburse public aid paid for the purchase of vehicles presented as own