South Korea fined German automaker Volkswagen $16 million and banned it from selling 80 different models of cars last Tuesday, saying the company fabricated emissions¹ and noise-level tests.

因涉嫌尾气排放和噪声等级造假，德国大众汽车公司旗下80款汽车于上周二被暂停在韩国市场继续销售，并且被罚款1600万美元。

The decision announced by the environmental ministry² is the latest blow to Volkswagen, which for the past year has been dealing³ with the revelation it fitted vehicles with devices to cheat on emissions tests.

韩国环保部的这个一决定是对大众的最新举措，去年该公司就被曝在汽车尾气排放数据上造假。

Last November, South Korea fined Volkswagen $12.7 million and stripped certifications for more than 125,000 diesel⁴-powered vehicles. Last Tuesday, it added another 83,000 vehicles to that list along with the new fine. The affected⁵ cars include those sold under the Volkswagen, Audi and Bentley brands.

去年11月份，大众在韩国被罚1270万美元，超过12.5万台柴油动力汽车被撤销了合格证。上周二，该公司罚款名单上又新增了83000台车。这些涉事车型包括大众旗下的奥利和宾利品牌。

Environmental ministry official Hong Dong-gon told reporters that if Volkswagen applies again to get its cars certified⁶, it will face a tougher review process.

环保部官员洪东根在接受记者采访时表示，如果大众再次申请品牌认证，将会面临更加严格的审查过程。

"Rather than just going through the papers, we will conduct a thorough review which will include on-side inspections⁷ and visiting the German headquarters if necessary," he said.

他说：“我们将不仅仅看证明文件，而是进行详细的审查，开展第三方检测，如有必要会请德国总部来人。”

The company apologized and said resolving the matter quickly is a top priority. Volkswagen has operated in South Korea since 2007.

大众公司已经就此事道歉，并称解决此事是当务之急。该公司是自2007年以来在韩国展开业务的。

Volkswagen marketed its diesel engine cars as being both more fuel efficient and better performing than those with regular gasoline engines. But 11 million cars were fitted with the devices that switched on anti-pollution controls during tests, but shut off during normal driving, allowing more pollutants⁸ into the air.

大众公司一直宣称其柴油动力汽车耗油少，而且性能比一般的汽油车要好。但是装有此设备的1100万台汽车在测试中开启了抗污染系统，在实际驾驶中却没有开启，这大大增加了空气中的污染物含量。