Switzerland has banned sales of Volkswagen Group car models which may have been outfitted with devices designed to tricking emission tests.
The ban, announced yesterday, is on all cars with diesel engines in the Euro 5 emissions category, including VW, Seat, Skoda and other brands in the VW group.
Thomas Rohrbach, spokesman for the Swiss federal office of roadways, said the move could potentially affect 180,000 vehicles that have 1.2-litre, 1.6-litre and 2.0-litre diesel engines.
But the ban does not include the cars that are already in circulation.
Matthias Mueller, who was appointed as CEO of the embattled German car maker on Friday to deal with the emissions scandal, pledged to do everything to win back the trust of the public.
“We stand by our responsibility,” he stated.