the number one Volkswagen of America, Michael Horn, at a hearing in Congress UsaBERLINO – Vw has systematically rigged diesel engines not only on cars in the US but also in Europe. Writes the Sueddeutsche Zeitung, at the conclusion of journalistic research, carried along with the editorial offices of the regional public broadcasters WDR and Ed. According to the newspaper, the company admitted the manipulation in Europe. The engine type EA 189 was able, thanks to the offending software, to recognize the activation of the European test, to assess the levels of polluting emissions and to change its behavior. Without the use of that software, emissions of diesel engines VW would not be returned within the limits set by Euro 5 standards According to the SZ, the defeat-device used on the European model is more sophisticated than that used on cars to the US and It requires a complex work in the factory, since they have to intervene separately on the individual models. It can not therefore be the work of individual engineers. A thesis supported by the company so far and confirmed by the new leadership in the statements of recent days.
Meanwhile, the number one of Volkswagen America, Michael Horn, during a hearing at the US Congress, said that the cars of the Volkswagen group do not comply with US regulations on pollutant emissions and that they will need interventions on hardware and software are about 430,000.
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