Asked about the number of people in the car that could have been aware of the illicit practice, a company spokesman said: “We are working hard to find out who knew and since when, but it’s too early to say”.
Berlin . Volkswagen produced multiple versions of your “cloaking device” to alter software testing gas emissions of their vehicles, told Reuters three sources familiar with the matter, suggesting that the practice was very widespread within the German automaker .
During seven years of tampering with evidence confessed to authorities, Volkswagen altered his illegal for four types of software engines, sources said, including a manager of the company with knowledge of the matter and an official near the US research company
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VW spokesmen in Europe and the United States declined to comment on the claims sources
Asked about the number of people in the car that could have been aware of the illicit practice, a company spokesman said. “We are working hard to find out who knew and since then, but It is too early to say “.
Some experts and industry analysts said the fact that there were several versions of the device increased the possibility that many employees were involved.
technicians in software would have needed a constant financing and knowledge of the programs of the engines, they added.
The number of people involved is crucial for investors because it could affect the amount of possible fines and scope of possible restructuring at the level of company managers said Arndt Ellinghorst, an analyst at Evercore ISI.
Volkswagen, Europe’s biggest carmaker, has been criticized by some lawmakers and analysts blame a small number of individuals by installing illegal software in up to 11 million vehicles around the world, even as the investigations continued.
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