The judicial investigation is now launched in the scandal of fraud affecting pollution tests the Volkswagen group. It was learned yesterday that 2.1 million Audi and Skoda 1.2 million were also involved.
Volkswagen yesterday continued his revelations dropper on the extent of fixing scandal diesel engines, while the court has placed former boss Martin Winterkorn in his sights and Berlin intimated the group to correct the situation.
Of the 11 million vehicles equipped with software that can skew results pollution control tests – cars but also on light commercial Berlin – 2.1 million are Audi, said Monday a spokesman for Audi. A little later, a Skoda spokesman has reported 1.2 million cars assigned to the only Czech brand.
Friday, Volkswagen began by disclosing the number of the affected cars to brand VW (5 million).
The three brands are among the twelve into the hands of the auto giant, along with Porsche, Seat or Bentley. Volkswagen had promised models list, but obviously prefer to leave the task to each brand to communicate its side.
Greenpeace already criticized the revelations “in spurts” of the group, who after Friday with a new boss, promised “an uncompromising investigation” and “a new beginning”.
Matthias Müller, previously head of the Porsche subsidiary, succeeded Winterkorn, 68 and owner since 2007, has assumed responsibility for the case while claiming to have been aware of anything.
This did not prevent the German courts from initiate an investigation against Mr. Winterkorn, suspected of “fraud”. Meanwhile, prosecutors said yesterday, Volkswagen has lodged a complaint against X for the same reason.
“The goal of investigations is especially to bring light on the responsibility” for this resounding case that erupted there ten days ago in the United States and has taken a global dimension.
The Chairman of the Supervisory Board offending Friday “a small group of people” for the deception, without revealing either the number or the identity
Investigations are opened in several countries, complaints have been filed. – including “class actions” in the United States, and yesterday a complaint in Spain -, tests will be conducted anywhere, including France and the United States on diesel models from competitors. Germany Industrial whole meanwhile, is concerned about its reputation for quality and integrity.
The German government has urged Volkswagen to submit by Oct. 7 a roadmap and timetable recall and up to standard of the 2.8 million cars affected by fraud in Germany.
The direct and indirect costs of this gigantic operation back on track are difficult to predict. The German bank DZ Bank advanced yesterday it could cost 1-3000000000 euros more than the 6.5 billion euros set aside for the moment by Volkswagen. For experts ING the contrary, the 6.5 billion euros would be enough there. But add it possible fines – up to $ 18 billion nothing the United States
Bosch delivered to Volkswagen which is described as an “algorithm. sophisticated “not to activate anti-pollution devices that during official testing.
The German, however, would have provided this software” solely for testing (internal) and not for normal driving. ” In the document dated 2007 was revealed by the daily “Bild”, Bosch and Volkswagen puts on guard the fact that installing this software on the vehicles was “illegal”. It is this year that the German group began to install the software on its diesel engines to rig the results of official tests.
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