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Report: VW’s Diesel-Cheating Software Came from Audi
In 1999, Volkswagen AG’s Audi unit created but didn’t implement the software VW used six years later in 11 million vehicles to evade diesel emission laws, sources tell Handelsblatt.
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In 1999, Volkswagen AG’s Audi unit created but didn’t implement the software VW used six years later in 11 million vehicles to evade diesel emission laws, sources tell Handelsblatt.
The coding configures a diesel to discharge acceptable levels of nitrogen oxides during certification tests but emit many times the limit in actual use. VW began using the software in 2006 in a family of 4-cylinder diesels offers in many of the company’s Audi, Porsche, SEAT, Skoda and VW brand vehicles worldwide.
Audi and VW declined to comment on the Handelsblatt report. U.S. law firm Jones Day is conducting an independent investigation into the scandal. The firm is expected to release a detailed report on its findings at the end of April.
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