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Audi Says Software Update Can Cure V-6 Diesel Emission Problem
Volkswagen AG’s Audi unit says the V-6 diesels it supplied for about 85,000 Audi, Porsche and VW vehicles in the U.S. can be brought into emission compliance with a software update.
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Volkswagen AG’s Audi unit says the V-6 diesels it supplied for about 85,000 Audi, Porsche and VW vehicles in the U.S. can be brought into emission compliance with a software update.
Audi also will provide more specific documentation about what the software does in the affected 2014-2016 models. The company aims to win regulatory certification that would enable it to sell currently banned vehicles equipped with the engines.
Earlier this month the Environmental Protection Agency said the rogue software activated a system to help lower emissions during testing but switched it off one second after the test ended. VW initially said the procedure was not illegal.
Several days later the company reported the same software was installed in V-6 diesels sold in Europe. Late last week it admitted the system violates U.S. regulations. VW also revealed the cheater software had been installed in 85,000 engines in the U.S.—not just the 10,000 initially identified by EPA and the California Air Resources Board.
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