South Korea suspends sales of most Volkswagen models

South Korea has suspended sales of most Volkswagen models in a fresh blow to the German carmaker as it struggles to overcome the global repercussions of its emissions-test cheating scandal and rebuild its tattered image.

The government revoked certs for 80 model variants of VW, Audi and Bentley vehicles, and fined Volkswagen 17.8bn won (€14.3m) for allegedly forging documents on emissions or noise-level tests.

The move could slam the brakes on sales for Europe’s biggest carmaker in the Asian market, where its local unit had more than tripled revenue to 2.82tn won over the past five years before becoming mired in the emissions scandal.