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EPA’s new Volkswagen probe may reveal failure to disclose
Bloomberg News via Toldeo Blade. I had problems getting the Bloomberg website to download. When I finally got it to open, I saw that the story was 23 hours old. The updates are recent.
Hat tip, Jalopnik: The EPA May Have Found A Second Secret Defeat Device In Diesel VWs
EPA’s new Volkswagen probe may reveal failure to disclose
Published: Saturday, 10/10/2015 - Updated: 29 minutes ago
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is investigating a second emissions-control software program on Volkswagen AG cars that were rigged to pass pollution tests, one that the automaker may have failed to properly disclose.
The computer program is on the EA 189 diesel engines used since 2009 that are also fitted with software that the automaker has admitted was designed to fool emissions tests, according to a person familiar with the matter who asked not to be named because the information is private.
“VW did very recently provide EPA with very preliminary information on an auxiliary emissions control device that VW said was included in one or more model years,” EPA spokesman Nick Conger said. The agency, as well as its California counterpart, “are investigating the nature and purpose of this recently identified device.”
The possibility of a second device under scrutiny will make it harder for Volkswagen to emerge from the crisis. Already, VW faces criminal and civil liability as a company, including more than 250 class-action lawsuits. Some of its executives also face individual charges, and investigators and prosecutors are trying to figure out just how widespread the cheating was.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is investigating a second emissions-control software program on Volkswagen AG cars that were rigged to pass pollution tests, one that the automaker may have failed to properly disclose.
The computer program is on the EA 189 diesel engines used since 2009 that are also fitted with software that the automaker has admitted was designed to fool emissions tests, according to a person familiar with the matter who asked not to be named because the information is private.
“VW did very recently provide EPA with very preliminary information on an auxiliary emissions control device that VW said was included in one or more model years,” EPA spokesman Nick Conger said. The agency, as well as its California counterpart, “are investigating the nature and purpose of this recently identified device.”
The possibility of a second device under scrutiny will make it harder for Volkswagen to emerge from the crisis. Already, VW faces criminal and civil liability as a company, including more than 250 class-action lawsuits. Some of its executives also face individual charges, and investigators and prosecutors are trying to figure out just how widespread the cheating was.
Here's the link to Bloomberg News:
EPA's New Volkswagen Probe May Reveal Failure to Disclose
by Elisabeth Behrmann
and Jeff Plungis
October 9, 2015 — 3:24 PM EDT
Updated on October 10, 2015 — 12:53 PM EDT
and Jeff Plungis
October 9, 2015 — 3:24 PM EDT
Updated on October 10, 2015 — 12:53 PM EDT
