Volkswagen admits use of software that defrauds environmental test … – Correio do Estado

The Director of Government Affairs of Volkswagen Brazil, Antonio Megale, reported that 17,000 trucks Amarok sold in the country by the automaker were equipped with software that defrauds pollutant emissions testing.

Nevertheless, he said it in open court in the Joint Committee on Climate Change (CMMC) on Thursday (12), emissions of these vehicles did not exceed the limits prescribed by the laws. “We’ve had the results of the first tests and to our happiness, regardless of the software’s presence, the trucks comply with the emission limits currently established in Brazil. At no time, there was damage to the environment and consumers, “he said.

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Either way, the company intends to recall, in the first quarter of next year, to correct the problem. The executive said that VW is already testing successfully a device to neutralize the action of the software and once the testing phase is finished, you can perform the recall.

Until then, according to Antonio Megale, consumers can continue normally using their vehicles. Will be called owners year vehicles / model 2011 and 2012.

The Director of Environmental Quality of the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama), Ana Cristina Rangel, said that the entity will follow the performing the tests to verify that the technical solution found by the company is indeed effective.

The president of the committee, Senator Fernando Bezerra (PSB-PE), demanded transparency of the company and noted that Brazil will be protagonist in the negotiations of COP 21, the world climate conference to be held in early December in France.

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The head of automaker said the Brazilian subsidiary was “taken by surprise” with the scandal, which also surprised the dome array, Germany, who was not aware of what was happening. “Volkswagen committed in fact this failure. It was a surprise to most of the company. When it came to light, immediately the world president has claimed responsibility, although he did not know what was happening, “he said.

The complaint that Volkswagen has produced and sold vehicles with system fraud greenhouse gas emission tests gained prominence in the press worldwide in September, when the United States Department of Justice has opened an investigation against the German multinational.

The company admitted fraud not only in the US but worldwide, involving a total of 11 million diesel vehicles, including other brands such as Seat, Audi and Porsche.

On September 23, the executive director of the automaker, Martin Winterkorn, has resigned and He asked the company’s dismissal, which fell in value of their shares and already accounts billionaire injury.