The South Korean government has banned 10 models from Nissan, BMW and Porsche, after they were found to have fabricated certification documents covering emissions and noise-levels, and handed the carmakers' a combined KRW7.17bn ($6m) fine for the more than 4,500 affected cars already sold in the country. In an interview with Reuters, Chung said that he had been told by his superiors at Nissan Korea that it was not possible to get rid of all the fake certificates because there are still some left
The South Korean government has banned 10 models from Nissan, BMW and Porsche, after they were found to have fabricated certification documents covering emissions and noise-levels, and handed the carmakers' a combined KRW7.17bn ($6m) fine for the more than 4,500 affected cars already sold in the country. The move follows South Korea's harsh treatment of Volkswagen (VW) after the emissions scandal, in which the government fined VW a record KRW37.3bn and is set to file criminal complaints against five executives.