Volkswagen has ceased production of diesel-powered 2016 Passat sedans at its Chattanooga plant while it awaits a fix to the vehicles hit by the emission-rigging scandal.
The pause comes amid a planned production ramp-up for the refreshed Passat, the company said Tuesday.
Greenpeace activists stand with 'CO2' formed with the VW logo and a banner that reads 'the problem' above the Volkswagen factory gate in Wolfsburg, Germany, Monday, Nov. 9, 2015. (Peter Steffen/dpa via AP) "We are not building Passats with TDI engines at this time, but as we are in the middle of the ramp-up of the production volume, it is no problem to adjust the mix to accommodate this change," company spokesman Scott Wilson said.
After the EPA announced in September that diesel vehicles contained illegal software that masked their emissions, the company said it was continuing to build Passats but not selling them as it awaited a fix for the vehicles.
