德國大衆僞造排放數據,股票週一大跌

Shares in German automaker Volkswagen plunged more than 13 percent Monday just minutes after the Frankfurt exchange opened following news that many of its diesel cars in the United States had software that intentionally falsified emissions data.

The trend continued into mid-morning trading, which showed VW down more then 20 percent.

The huge drop comes one day after Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn apologized for breaking the trust of VW's customers, saying the company will fully cooperate with an external investigation the automaker has ordered.

Sales of some Volkswagen diesel cars have been halted in the U.S.

On Friday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ordered Volkswagen to recall nearly 500,000 vehicles for intentionally violating clean air laws.

The EPA said VW has installed so-called "defeat device" software in its diesel-powered cars that only turn on its pollution emissions controls when the car is undergoing mandatory testing, meaning the controls are completely off during everyday driving.德國汽車製造商大衆汽車公司的股票星期一在法蘭克福股票交易所開盤幾分鐘後下跌13%，之前有新聞說，該廠在美國出售的柴油動力車上安裝了故意僞造排放數據的軟件。

大衆汽車公司的股票到星期一中午下跌了20%多。 在此前一天，大衆汽車公司首席執行官馬丁·溫特科恩爲辜負客戶的信任表示道歉，並表示公司已責令全力配合外部調查。

大衆汽車某些柴油動力車已停止在美國出售。美國聯邦政府環境保護署上星期五指責德國大衆汽車公司故意違反清潔空氣法，責令其召回將近50萬輛汽車。

美國環保署說，大衆汽車公司在其柴油動力車上安裝"失效裝置"軟件，汽車的污染排放控制裝置只有在專門檢測排放時纔會啓動。這意味着汽車日常行駛時污染排放控制裝完全關閉。