Volkswagen will have to recall 2.46 million cars fitted with the illegal emission control software in Germany alone, newspaper Die Welt reported today.
Without saying what its sources are, the newspaper said that 1.54 million German Volkswagen-branded cars needed to be fixed, as well as 531,813 Audi cars, another 286,970 cars at Skoda and 104,197 at Seat.
Volkswagen had earlier said about 8.5 million cars will need to be fixed in Europe.
The car maker has set aside €6.7 billion to help cover the costs of the diesel recalls and another €2 billion for compensation payments related to its manipulations of carbon dioxide emission levels.
Europe's largest automaker has said it has the approval of Germany's KBA motoring watchdog for fixes for more than 90% of the affected cars, including models with 1.6 litre and 2 litre engines.
Analysts have said the costs of fines, lawsuits and vehicle refits caused by VW's rigging of diesel emissions tests could top €40 billion.
