The scandal on the emissions rigged diesel vehicles which involved the Volkswagen is expanding as a result of a new survey initiated by the EPA. According to the agency for the protection of the American automotive giant German it would have fitted on diesel engines a second software to alter the greenhouse gas emissions and exceed federal environmental testing .
According to rumors leaked the program would be installed on diesel EA 189 in circulation since 2009, the same in which was found the first suspicious software that led to the withdrawal 500 thousand vehicles in the USA.
The EPA is now investigating the second software to clarify the responsibilities of the giant. The company according to the American environmental authorities at first said to have hidden the existence of this program further, even after confessing publicly that you have installed on diesel engines EA 189 software origin of “dieselgate”.
Only recently the Volkswagen would provide EPA and the State of California detailed information on the second software. The data on the device of the automotive giant in possession of the investigators will now be used to study the structure and purpose.
The discovery of a second software to get around the emissions testing comes at a critical time for the company. The giant is facing the collapse of the shares on the stock exchange and has been cited in more than 250 class action. Volkswagen in a press release made it clear that the second suspect in software was installed on the 2-liter turbo diesel engines that will be placed on the market next year. The program according to the company is used to warm up the engine.
The companies, however, are obliged to report any program or special feature of the engine that could affect test results on greenhouse gas emissions. The giant ran for cover, withdrawing the request of EPA certification for diesel vehicles to debut in 2016.
A new strong shock for the automotive market after the earthquake of the past weeks. Analysts fear that the path of the Volkswagen to regain the trust of consumer and Investors is becoming more and more tortuous.
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