The company has cheated American air pollution tests by installing some software which senses when some emission test is going on and shows result much lower than actual. This software is installed in the vehicles issued between 2008 and 2015.
http://www.cnbc.com/2015/09/22/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-volkswagen-scandal.html
This has been the news since a couple of days ...However I feel that although a mistake has been made, VW and more so the Germans would never take it easy until a thorough investigation is done and the person/s responsible are brought to justice .Already all major European countries have stopped the sale of the new vehicles fitted with the software and are going ahead with their own investigations...We have to see how this develops !
@Usha writes that a mistake has been made. This is not true. It was done deliberately to attain a higher mileage because meeting pollution norms would divert part power for absorbing pollutants in catalytic chambers and cause fall in mileage. It was misuse of technology and software was turned into malware. Germans are very good at engineering and their automobiles are very good but when they want they can also cheat like other nationalities. The company will be fined very heavily and usually no one gets punished. Already the German CEO has resigned and has got a severance pay of $32 million plus further millions are in pipeline as retirement benefits. It is not at all a mistake!
If we are able to detect such cars in India will the Indian govt impose heavy fines and punishments. Who has been punished or fined in the Maggie noodles issue? Already the company has started releasing advts to create a positive image of itself before launching the product again into the markets,
vijay wrote:@Usha writes that a mistake has been made. This is not true. It was done deliberately to attain a higher mileage because meeting pollution norms would divert part power for absorbing pollutants in catalytic chambers and cause fall in mileage. It was misuse of technology and software was turned into malware. Germans are very good at engineering and their automobiles are very good but when they want they can also cheat like other nationalities. The company will be fined very heavily and usually no one gets punished. Already the German CEO has resigned and has got a severance pay of $32 million plus further millions are in pipeline as retirement benefits. It is not at all a mistake!
I agree it was a deliberate mistake by someone but I guess one is not sure who all are involved and whether the German govt is aware at all..However, they have taken the moral responsibility for the deed and of course the costs are heavy , may even increase after all the investigations are conducted . It will no doubt dent their reputation , but with all that , no denying the fact they are one of the best in the world...
VW is no doubt the best and also the biggest car maker in the world.
But VW admitted cheating on emissions tests in the US.
Switzerland already temporarily banned the sale of VW Diesel engine models
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-34365794
suni51 wrote:I would like to hear from the manufacturers before going in a hot discussion. There are chances that this is a case of rivalry and nothing else. No reputed manufacturer will do a thing that is liable to be caught sooner than later.
VW, in no uncertain terms admitted its wrong practice of cheating the emission tests. Here is the link. It as been published in BBC.
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-34365794
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