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U.S. Lawsuit Claims Audi Cheated on Emissions for Gasoline Models
A lawsuit filed in Chicago federal court claims Volkswagen AG’s Audi unit used illegal software in several of its gasoline-powered cars and crossover vehicles to cheat on emission tests Bloomberg News reports.
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A lawsuit filed in Chicago federal court claims Volkswagen AG’s Audi unit used illegal software in several of its gasoline-powered cars and crossover vehicles to cheat on emission tests Bloomberg News reports.
The lawsuit, which seeks class-action status on behalf of 100,000 owners, was prompted by a Bild report last weekend that says regulatory officials in California discovered such software this summer, shortly after Audi stopped using it in May. The program detects when a car is being tested and modifies the behavior of the automatic transmission to improve fuel economy and lower carbon dioxide emissions, according to Bild and the lawsuit.
The disclosure broadens the scope of inquiry into emission cheating by VW and Audi, which until now was restricted to diesel models.
The lawsuit, which seeks unspecified damages, claims Audi used the software in A6 and A8 large sedans and Q5 and Q7 crossover vehicles between at least February 2013 and last May.
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