"排放门"丑闻
scandal over rigging of vehicle emissions tests
Volkswagen will name Matthias Mueller, the head of its Porsche sports car brand, as its chief executive as it tries to recover from a scandal over its rigging of US vehicle emissions tests, a source close to the matter said.
消息人士称,大众将指定大众麾下跑车业务部门保时捷的负责人马提亚斯·穆勒出任新执行长,以试图恢复元气。此前,大众在美国所售部分柴油车陷入排放检测造假丑闻。
穆勒此前就被人们认为是最有希望接替文德恩的人选(has been widely tipped to succeed Martin Winterkorn)。此番"排放门",即在部分柴油车排放检测中造假(cheat emissions tests on diesel cars),成为大众78年历史上最严重的危机(the biggest business crisis in Volkswagen's 78-year history)。
大众汽车将面临重振消费者及经销商信心的艰苦战役(a battle to restore the confidence of customers and motor dealers)。大众还将面临刑事调查以及来自受欺骗消费者的诉讼(face criminal inquiries and lawsuits from cheated customers).
【词汇链接】
emissions test 尾气测试
diesel car 柴油车
car sharing 拼车
automobile exhausts 汽车尾气
yellow label vehicles 黄标车
heavy-polluting vehicles 高污染排放车辆
automobile emission standards 机动车排放标准
restrictions on purchasing motor vehicles 机动车限购政策