EPA Expands VW Diesel Probe to Include More 3.0-Liter Models
- Regulator says it's looking at larger 2009-2016 diesel engines
- VW, Audi officials disclosed compliance to EPA, CARB this week
Hoses connect emission testing equipment to a 2016 VW Golf TDI at the California Air Resources Board Haagen-Smit Laboratory in El Monte, California.
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Volkswagen AG’s diesel-emissions scandal just got bigger.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board said Friday that the investigation has been expanded to include every Volkswagen and Audi model with a 3.0-liter diesel engine from model years 2009 through 2016 -- a total of roughly 85,000 vehicles.