Volkswagen, “Software illegal Bosch, the ‘responsible’ knew by … – The Daily

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Volkswagen “knew” . Some unspecified “responsible” had been alerted in 2011 profile lawlessness in the software that allow you to edit data on emissions when the vehicles were tested. The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , taken by all the media of Germany including public television, citing a document reporting sources close to Board surveillance .

This is a “Memorandum” written by a engineer Friday submitted to the members of the Security Council. What’s more, the same supplier system German giant Bosch , according Bild am Sonntag , he would notify the manufacturer even in the 2007 (the year in which Martin Winterkorn was appointed head of the group and in which he called his successor, Matthias Müller , the headquarters of Wolfsburg) of the possible profiles of lawlessness of its use. The software was developed by Bosch only for internal testing. The supplier would not comment on the news.

What has not yet been announced is why, if the document emerged during the investigation inside there really has not been taken into account . Or, even worse, has been ignored. It is not clear even to those who have been subjected to, but it is likely that these “details” emerge if not in the coming hours, probably in the coming weeks.

The head of communications of the brand, the 52 year old Peter Thul (in office from July), has refused to comment on the details, but said that “ we are investigating at full capacity and once we have the results will make them public. ” Managers of the division Audit seems to have escaped the greatest plot in decades. Yet it is an office, which numbers in hand, it seems efficient. In 2014 alone, 72 employees of Volkswagen have lost their way to “irregularities”.

Motor German (KBA) and Ministry of Transport put pressure after having received the not-too-veiled accusations of “flanking” the Houses, both for not having made further controls on emissions data supplied by manufacturers, both for slow the process that was to lead to the introduction of stricter limits and new criteria for carrying out the test .

By 7 October Volkswagen will provide a calendar on the initiatives it will take to adjust and stabilize the vehicle fitted with the device falsifying data . If the manufacturer should not be able to provide satisfactory answers, the authorities threatened to withdraw the permissions for the motors involved. Something that seems to go beyond the simple block sales , because it would retroactive effects . Removing the software would cost Volkswagen 200 € for car . A figure “ridiculous” compared to what you may have to pay when they will be called to answer in court. But on that internal document should be also the “fingerprints” of those who have handled. On him or them the manufacturer has already made it known to want to retaliate.

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