Volkswagen Still Entangled in the Dieselgate Scandal
This page is translated from the original post "Volkswagen toujours empêtré dans le scandale du Dieselgate" in French.
- 19/01/2024 10:16
The fix implemented by Volkswagen for its questioned Diesel range has been rejected by the German transportation regulatory authority.
Dieselgate is certainly one of the worst industrial scandals in history. From 2009 to 2015, various techniques were used by the German Group Volkswagen to fraudulently reduce the pollutant emissions of some of its diesel and gasoline engines during testing. The case, unparalleled in automotive history, was revealed in September 2015 by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and after a long and thorough investigation, it was established that more than 11 million vehicles of the Volkswagen, Audi, Seat, Skoda, and Porsche brands were affected.
Nine years later, the case is far from being closed, and Volkswagen has just suffered a new setback when a German court declared the software fix applied to the engines of 62 models involved as non-compliant. This is not entirely surprising, as a similar ruling was issued a year ago by another court.
Why the relentless effort to get this update validated? Simply because it is much less costly than a technical modification of the engines, which on a large scale would be a financial drain for the manufacturer!
The German group has appealed both decisions and aims to prove that its updated engines now comply with all legal requirements. The saga continues as Dieselgate turns into a band-aid for Volkswagen, akin to Captain Haddock’s patch.
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