In the two months since news broke that hundreds of thousands of diesel cars – mostly VWs, but also a few Audi models – had their emissions devices doctored to beat United States tailpipe tests, sales of Audis have been at record levels compared to the same months in years past, according to company data.
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The probe is at an early stage and there is no indication that USA prosecutors have found evidence of wrongdoing at Bosch, the people added.
The share price of the company touched a 52 week high of Rs 27989.25 on 20-March-2015 and a 52 week low of Rs 17,505 on 26-November-2014.
U.S. Senators are calling on Volkswagen to buy back diesel vehicles that have been tainted by software created to cheat emissions tests, saying the compensation VW has promised is not enough. “The Goodwill Package offered to affected customers is a first step towards restoring the trust of our invaluable customers”, said Jeannine Ginivan, a spokeswoman for VW.
Bosch, Volkswagen and the US Department of Justice declined to comment when approached by Reuters.
Those systems regulate how a vehicle cleans burned-up fuel before it is expelled as exhaust.
In the latest chapter of the ongoing Volkswagen emissions scandal saga, the automaker announced Thursday that it will present to US authorities its plans for bringing vehicles outfitted with pollution-cheating software into compliance with regulations.
“If you know that a crime is being committed and you actively facilitate part of the crime you are on the hook”, Riesel said.
The technical fixes for 1.6 liter diesel engines require installing a 10-euro ($10.74) sensor inside the air filter and a software update, the weekly magazine said.
Volkswagen has reeled from the revelation that its cars were deliberately engineered to appear to meet emission standards while emitting as much as 40 times the permitted smog-forming tailpipe pollution.
Bosch has previously told the news agency that it supplies components to auto makers based on their specifications, and “how these components are calibrated and integrated into complete vehicle systems is the responsibility of each automaker”.
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The report quotes two unnamed insiders who have revealed, not unexpectedly, that senior Volkswagen management is also in the sights of investigators.
