Volkswagen’s emissions-cheating scandal continues to grow even in the wake of massive diesel vehicle recalls. New testing by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has discovered the “defeat device” software in another 10,000 diesel luxury vehicles They said the firm had failed to inform them such devices was fitted in large 3.0 litre engines used in luxury sport utility vehicles. This widened the VW scandal, which had previously focused mainly on smaller-engined mass-market cars. Volkswagen They said the firm had failed to inform them such devices was fitted in large 3.0 litre engines used in luxury sport utility vehicles. This widened the VW scandal, which had previously focused mainly on smaller-engined mass-market cars. Volkswagen VW said most of the 800,000 cars affected had diesel engines such as VW's top-selling similar devices were installed on the larger 3.0 litre engines used in luxury sport utility vehicles from Porsche and Audi. VW has denied that but Mary Nichols Monday’s allegations by the EPA hit Porsche, a Volkswagen sports-car brand and big profit center, for the first time. Mr. Müller previously ran Porsche, and the latest news raised questions of what he might have known about engines at Porsche. The company's latest admission came after US environmental regulators said the car maker had failed to inform it that similar devices were installed on larger 3 litre engines used in luxury sport utility vehicles from Porsche and Audi. VW has denied this .
charges VW adamantly denied. The inclusion of Porsche vehicles among those alleged to contain defeat devices could trip up Mr Mueller, who was drafted in from the luxury sports car unit to replace Martin Winterkorn, who resigned at the height of the scandal. The latest developments followed Volkswagen's admission Tuesday that it had understated the carbon dioxide emissions for 800,000 cars, widening the scope of the scandal. The company has been unable halt the flow of bad news since mid-September, when the U Cars with 1.4, 1.6 and 2.0 litre motors are thought oxide defeat devices on its larger 3.0 litre diesel engines used in luxury sport utility vehicles for Porsche, Audi and VW. VW has denied those particular charges made by the Environmental Protection FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Investors and regulators piled more pressure Wednesday on Volkswagen after the company said it had understated the carbon dioxide emissions for 800,000 cars, widening its scandal over cheating on U.S. engine tests. Amid concerns .
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