Rebound in the Volkswagen case. German newspaper Bild said on Sunday that the German supplier Bosch had provided in 2007 to Volkswagen, for purposes of testing, the software at the heart of the engine fixing scandal, but said the automotive group its installation on vehicles was “illegal”.
Warning
Gerlingen automotive equipment manufacturer (Southwest) and have delivered to Volkswagen this software “provided only for tests (internal), and not for normal driving, “wrote in its edition Sunday Bild , citing an” explosive documents “from 2007 and emanating from Bosch.
Volkswagen had planted that year the software shipped on Bosch diesel engines to rig the results of emission tests, the newspaper writes. In the document, Bosch placed at the time in Volkswagen guard, pointing that install on vehicles was “illegal”, said the newspaper still big draw.
“Held to privacy”
When asked by Bild on Volkswagen’s response to these warnings, a spokesman Bosch said: “In the context of trade relations with Volkswagen, we are required confidentiality. “Bosch had said Tuesday it had provided to Volkswagen of common rail injection systems for diesel engines equip vehicles the center of the fixing scandal engines.
Volkswagen acknowledged this week that the diesel engines some 11 million of its vehicles worldwide were equipped with software to invalidate the results of emission tests. This global scandal has cost Wednesday his place to Martin Winterkorn, CEO of the group since 2007. Matthias Müller, head of Porsche, one of 12 brands of Volkswagen, was appointed Friday to succeed him.
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