BERLIN Cheap Air Max Sequent , Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Volkswagen emission-cheating scandal also affected 98,000 petrol vehicles, said German Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt here on Wednesday.
Initially, only diesel engine vehicles were revealed to have understated emission levels, and the scandal was mainly focused on nitrogen oxide emissions.
On Tuesday, Volkswagen said CO2 emission and fuel consumption figures of around 800 Cheap Air Max Plus ,000 Volkswagen Group vehicles, a majority of them with diesel engines, "were set too low".
Dobrindt said Volkswagen should check emission and fuel consumption of all its car series. "Everything should be turned upside down and looked at."
He called on the carmaker to set up a customer service center to deal with the scandal and said the resulting higher vehicle taxes from correcting the understated emission levels should not be borne by car owners.
"The problem must be eliminated and there should be no burden rise for customers," Dobrindt said.
Volkswagen faces increasing pressure from the government which is trying to prevent the cheating scandal from damaging the reputation of German products and industry.
Earlier on Wednesday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman Steffen Seibert urged Volkswagen to clarify the irregularities in a transparent and comprehensive manner and to create structures to avoid similar cases happening again.
Volkswagen estimated on Tuesday that the latest irregularities would cost the company about 2 billion euros (2.17 billion U.S. dollars).
by Mahmoud Fouly
CAIRO, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- "We hope members of the coming parliament will be united and give priority to the country's best interests. It's like a boat; if it sinks Cheap Air Max Penny , we will all drown," said Abbas, a private driver in his 60s, while waiting for his boss at a busy street downtown in capital Cairo.
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Despite hope for a better Egypt, some Egyptians have become uncertain about the effect of their vote due to alleged declining space for freedoms and human rights since military-oriented President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi took office and announced the country's "war against terrorism."
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"During the time of ousted President Hosni Mubarak, my vote did not count so I didn't vote. Afterwards, I voted as my vote counted. But now, again, I think my vote will not matter so I will boycott the elections," the man told Xinhua.
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"The coming parliamentary polls are very important and I will personally vote to help Egypt out of this difficult stage," said Mohamed, owner of a store for car accessories at main Shanhouriya Street of Qena city.
Mohamed, 40, added that the president achieved a part of real development and accomplished the New Suez Canal project "so he needs a powerful parliament to assist him not to block his way."
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