FRANKFURT, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Troubled German carmaker
Volkswagen (DE:VOWG) VOWG_p.DE recalled 58,881 luxury Porsche
PSHG_p.DE cars globally on Friday for possible leaks in the
low-pressure fuel line inside the engine compartment.
Volkswagen said the measure was purely precautionary and
added that only gasoline engines were affected. The recall
applies to Macan S and Macan Turbo vehicles.
Europe's biggest carmaker has been plunged into crisis by
admitting it cheated diesel-emissions tests in the United
States, putting it at risk of billions of dollars of fines and
unseating its chief executive.
Separately, Porsche Cars North America said 21,835 of the
affected cars were in the United States and 3,490 in Canada.
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