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Gunnar Kilian, Member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG with responsibility for Human Resources on the current development of the Covid 19 pandemic

Gunnar Kilian
Gunnar Kilian, Board Member for Human Resources at Volkswagen AG, says: “Unfortunately, we are currently seeing a decline in the perception of personal risk in society. But that must not happen. We must stop this negative development by all means and must not tire of continuing to uphold and apply the anti-corona measures, some of which are also unpopular. A safe working environment for our colleagues therefore continues to be a top priority for Volkswagen. After all, the risk of spreading the disease increases again at the beginning of fall.
At the same time, product demand is developing positively, so we are doing everything we can to avoid another shutdown. In particular, the corona test, being offered free of charge to our employees, has proven its worth in recent months and should continue to help us battle through infection chains quickly and successfully in the future.”

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The specified fuel consumption and emission data have been determined according to the measurement procedures prescribed by law. Since 1st September 2017, certain new vehicles are already being type-approved according to the Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP), a more realistic test procedure for measuring fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. Starting on September 1st 2018, the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) will be replaced by the WLTP in stages. Owing to the more realistic test conditions, the fuel consumption and CO2 emissions measured according to the WLTP will, in many cases, be higher than those measured according to the NEDC. For further information on the differences between the WLTP and NEDC, please visit www.volkswagen.de/wltp.

We are currently still required by law to state the NEDC figures. In the case of new vehicles which have been type-approved according to the WLTP, the NEDC figures are derived from the WLTP data. It is possible to specify the WLTP figures voluntarily in addition until such time as this is required by law. In cases where the NEDC figures are specified as value ranges, these do not refer to a particular individual vehicle and do not constitute part of the sales offering. They are intended exclusively as a means of comparison between different vehicle types. Additional equipment and accessories (e.g. add-on parts, different tyre formats, etc.) may change the relevant vehicle parameters, such as weight, rolling resistance and aerodynamics, and, in conjunction with weather and traffic conditions and individual driving style, may affect fuel consumption, electrical power consumption, CO2 emissions and the performance figures for the vehicle.

Further information on official fuel consumption figures and the official specific CO2 emissions of new passenger cars can be found in the “Guide on the fuel economy, CO2 emissions and power consumption of new passenger car models”, which is available free of charge at all sales dealerships and from DAT Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH, Hellmuth-Hirth-Str. 1, D-73760 Ostfildern, Germany and at www.dat.de.