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Bosch Targeted in Criminal Probe of VW Diesel Cheating in U.S.
Federal prosecutors in the U.S. are trying to determine whether Robert Bosch GmbH conspired to help Volkswagen AB—and perhaps other carmakers—rig their diesel engines to evade emission standards, sources tell Bloomberg News.
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Federal prosecutors in the U.S. are trying to determine whether Robert Bosch GmbH conspired to help Volkswagen AB—and perhaps other carmakers—rig their diesel engines to evade emission standards, sources tell Bloomberg News.
A second supplier, Berlin-based electronics and powertrain engineering company IAV GmbH, also may be under investigation, according to the news service.
Bloomberg says filings in a separate U.S. court case claim IAV employees began working with Bosch and VW in 2006 to develop emission control systems under an "expanded software" program involving 35 people from the three companies. IAV is 50% owned by VW, its largest customer.
Bosch has described the charges as “wild and unfounded.” The company insists the responsibility of how customers use its emission control software is solely theirs. Bloomberg notes that Bosch supplies diesel emission control components to many carmakers, including Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Daimler, Ford and General Motors.
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