Volkswagen cheat software was created by Audi … 1999 – The Point

Researchers should eliminate forever certain of their findings to ensure they do not fall into the wrong hands. The German financial daily Handelsblatt revealed on Wednesday morning that the software that has allowed Volkswagen to conceal the harmful emissions of 11 million of its diesel vehicles was developed by engineers to Audi since 1999. The firm had the rings yet decided not to integrate into its engines this faker computer program. But to meet the stringent requirements of the US regulatory authorities in respect of the environment, the first European car manufacturer has clearly asked its subsidiaries if they did not have in their “boxes” of innovations that would hide the actual level nitrogen oxide emission of its vehicles.

its premium brand then regained its software, which was introduced in automobiles to the US market in 2005 before being installed under covers several diesel models sold by Volkswagen, but Audi, Skoda and Seat. The information, which was not commented by Volkswagen and its subsidiary based in Ingolstadt in Bavaria, confirms how the giant Wolfsburg planned well in advance and carefully prepared its program to pollute with impunity.

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This revelation comes at a bad time for the German group. A US federal judge has in fact demanded that Volkswagen and US regulators found before tomorrow evening an agreement on compensation arrangements for fixing 580,000 vehicles operating in the United States. Friday, the manufacturer of the Supervisory Board shall, in turn, to review this case that could cost it billions of euros in fines and endorse the financial statement of 2015. the bonuses paid to bosses of the group, that have created controversy in recent weeks, should also be released on 22 April.

a scandal in calling another Mitsubishi Motors acknowledged it Wednesday after handling fuel consumption tests “to show better energy efficiency.” This fraud involves at least 625,000 small cars. Some of these models have been assembled in factories of Nissan group. The action of the Japanese conglomerate, which produces nearly 1 million vehicles a year, plunged 15% after the announcement of this new deception. Volkswagen bosses and discover they were not the only ones to cheat. as can we console …