Audi Affected By Volkswagens Emissions Falsification Scandal

NEUSTADT AM RUBENBERGE, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 28: The symbol of car manufacture Audi pictured outside an Audi A3 car on September 28, 2015 in Neustadt am Rubenberge, Germany. Car manufacture Audi holding has released a statement this morning, saying 2.1 million Audi cars globally, fittited with their 1.6 TDI engines or their 2.0 TDI engines, are affected by the Volkswagen emission scandal. These engines were mainly built into their A1, A3, A4, A6, as well as Q3 and Q5 models, with 577.000 cars affected in Germany and 13.000 in North America. Former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn resigned on Wednesday following charges by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that Volkswagen had installed software into its diesel cars sold in the U.S. that manipulates emissions test results. (Photo by Alexander Koerner/Getty Images)