Thursday, October 22, 2015

Brazil used VW Amarok 17057 souped-in software – The Economist

Volkswagen admitted installed software to falsify the measurement of emissions of diesel engines in 17.057 units of its car model sold in Brazil Amarok produced in Argentina.

Volkswagen admitted installed software to falsify the measurement of emissions from diesel engines in 17.057 units of its car model Amarok marketed in Brazil.

The company said in a brief statement that the models 2011 and some 2012 vehicles were manufactured in Argentina are equipped with a system that “can optimize results” in measuring emissions in the laboratory

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Vokswagen reported that “being verified through research in Germany the influence of this software” in relation to the emission limits set in Brazil, to determine whether they were or were not exceeded.

In addition, he said that from the first quarter of 2016 will contact the owners of the vehicles involved.

According to the company, “all other branded products offered in the Brazilian market, They equipped with gasoline engines or Total Flex, agree with the levels of emissions legislation “

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The German company acknowledged in September have installed a program of falsifying measurements of emissions into eleven million diesel cars in many of its twelve brands.

The fraudulent device is activated when VW cars are subjected to tests of contamination, with the engine running but without forward.

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