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Audi CEO Faces New Questions About Cheater Software
Audi AG CEO Rupert Stadler faces a new round of questioning about the company’s efforts to manipulate government certification tests.
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Audi AG CEO Rupert Stadler faces a new round of questioning about the company’s efforts to manipulate government certification tests following a report that California regulators found an Audi model equipped with cheater software that temporarily lowers carbon dioxide emissions during certification tests.
U.S. law firm Jones Day has for several months been investigating the use of cheater software to lower nitrogen oxide emission from diesel models sold by Audi parent Volkswagen AG. Stadler was cleared after being questioned by the firm in September. But Jones Day confirms to Reuters that he will be called back.
The new allegations target a separate software program used in both diesel and gasoline models to modify a vehicle’s gear-shifting behavior to lower CO2 emission and raise fuel economy specifically and only during emission tests. Audi reportedly has used the now-discontinued software in multiple models in North America and Europe.
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