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Bosch Refutes “Wild” Claims that It Helped VW in Diesel Cheating
Robert Bosch GmbH says in a U.S. court filing it will fight “wild and unfounded” claims that it helped Volkswagen AG develop and implement an emission control defeat system used to evade diesel pollution laws.
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Robert Bosch GmbH says in a U.S. court filing it will fight “wild and unfounded” claims that it helped Volkswagen AG develop and implement an emission control defeat system used to evade diesel pollution laws.
The response is to a revised lawsuit against VW that was filed in a federal court in San Francisco. The complaint claims 38 Bosch employees worked with the carmaker for a decade to cheat on emission tests and mislead U.S. consumers by touting the VW engines as “clean diesels.”
Last month VW reached a $15.3 billion settlement in the U.S. to fix or buy back about 475,000 tainted diesels and pay environmental reparations. The agreement does not cover VW suppliers such as Bosch, which has set aside €650 million ($737 million) to offset possible legal costs.
Bosch acknowledges it has provided VW and other customers with control software for its fuel systems. But it insists that how manufacturers apply the technology is their own responsibility.
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