VW saga 'a cause for serious concern'
Greenpeace in South Africa says its primary concern with the VW emissions 'scandal' is the potential impact on human health.
The German automaker this week admitted to cheating US emissions tests.
Software ensured the diesel cars met emission standards in testing stations but during normal driving the vehicles emitted nitrogen oxides above the standard.
The company has since apologised for the incident.
Greenpeace SA's Melita Steele says their primary concern is the potential impact on human health.
''Emissions create smog which has been linked to increased asthma attacks and other respiratory diseases and so that is the primary concern,'' she said.
Steele says this has an effect on air quality as well.
''VW has gone as far to actually try and hide these emissions which means that they're trying to avoid air quality legislation.
''We've got places like Johannesburg in South Africa with very bad air quality which traffic congestion adds to and so those are the major concerns,'' she added.
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