IHS Automotive provides regional breakdown and US nameplate volumes of Volkswagen (VW) Group models fitted with EA189 powertrain

Vast majority of the cars and light commercial vehicles affected have been sold in Europe: just under 10 million of the global total of 11.3 million.

IHS Automotive has collated data that provide the regional breakdown of Volkswagen (VW) Group vehicles that are fitted with the EA189 family of diesel powertrains that feature the algorithm described by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a "defeat device". The EPA served VW with a Notice of Violation on 18 September that alleged that the defeat device could detect when a vehicle was undergoing emissions testing and configure the engine to pass the EPA's nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions tests before reverting back to another setting for normal road driving. The company subsequently stated that 11 million VW Group vehicles worldwide were fitted with the EA189 family of diesel engines featuring the algorithm.