This bar chart shows how many British passenger cars and commercial vehicles have been affected by the Volkswagen Group emissions scandal, as of September 2015, by sub-brand. The Volkswagen Group released a statement admitting that, amongst others, almost 400 thousand Audi cars in the United Kingdom were fitted with the controversial software that manipulates emissions data. A total of 1,189,906 vehicles in the UK were affected. The scandal has had global ramifications and resulted in the resignation of the Volkswagen Group's CEO, Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn.
Number of vehicles in the United Kingdom fitted with software that manipulates emissions data as of September 2015, by Volkswagen Group sub-brand
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BBC. (September 30, 2015). Number of vehicles in the United Kingdom fitted with software that manipulates emissions data as of September 2015, by Volkswagen Group sub-brand [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 19, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/468174/vw-group-cars-affected-by-emissions-scandal-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
BBC. "Number of vehicles in the United Kingdom fitted with software that manipulates emissions data as of September 2015, by Volkswagen Group sub-brand." Chart. September 30, 2015. Statista. Accessed January 19, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/468174/vw-group-cars-affected-by-emissions-scandal-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
BBC. (2015). Number of vehicles in the United Kingdom fitted with software that manipulates emissions data as of September 2015, by Volkswagen Group sub-brand. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 19, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/468174/vw-group-cars-affected-by-emissions-scandal-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
BBC. "Number of Vehicles in The United Kingdom Fitted with Software That Manipulates Emissions Data as of September 2015, by Volkswagen Group Sub-brand." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/468174/vw-group-cars-affected-by-emissions-scandal-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
BBC, Number of vehicles in the United Kingdom fitted with software that manipulates emissions data as of September 2015, by Volkswagen Group sub-brand Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/468174/vw-group-cars-affected-by-emissions-scandal-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited January 19, 2021)