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The Indian subsidiary of German auto maker Volkswagen AG said its cars in the country are not fitted with the so-called defeat device, which it has been accused of using globally to fudge emission data.
Volkswagen’s claim flies in the face of the findings of India’s apex vehicle testing agency, the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) which, in its tests, found emissions by cars made by the company to be more than permissible levels.
Mint reported this on 2 December. ARAI is a collaborative association between the automotive industry and the ministry of heavy industries and public enterprises.
On Tuesday, the Mumbai-headquartered Volkswagen Group India said that approximately 323,700 cars of Volkswagen, Skoda and Audi in India are equipped with the EA 189 family of diesel engines.
Globally, cars powered by these engines have the so-called defeat device, a software that can detect when a car is being tested and manipulate performance to improve emission results.
“Volkswagen Group India has intimated (the government) why it believes that its cars are not equipped with a ‘defeat device’,” the company said in a statement.
It added that the findings from the evaluations undertaken by Volkswagen Group India under the observation of ARAI show that the tested cars of the brands Volkswagen, Skoda and Audi are not violative of Bharat Stage IV (BS-IV) emission norms in India.
Haven’t used defeat device in India: Volkswagen - Livemint
Volkswagen’s claim flies in the face of the findings of India’s apex vehicle testing agency, the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) which, in its tests, found emissions by cars made by the company to be more than permissible levels.
Mint reported this on 2 December. ARAI is a collaborative association between the automotive industry and the ministry of heavy industries and public enterprises.
On Tuesday, the Mumbai-headquartered Volkswagen Group India said that approximately 323,700 cars of Volkswagen, Skoda and Audi in India are equipped with the EA 189 family of diesel engines.
Globally, cars powered by these engines have the so-called defeat device, a software that can detect when a car is being tested and manipulate performance to improve emission results.
“Volkswagen Group India has intimated (the government) why it believes that its cars are not equipped with a ‘defeat device’,” the company said in a statement.
It added that the findings from the evaluations undertaken by Volkswagen Group India under the observation of ARAI show that the tested cars of the brands Volkswagen, Skoda and Audi are not violative of Bharat Stage IV (BS-IV) emission norms in India.
Haven’t used defeat device in India: Volkswagen - Livemint
