Thread: VW Group facing billion $ fines and criminal charges in US
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Old 24 Sep 2015, 20:48 (Ref:3576768)   #24
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Originally Posted by icemachine View Post
Mercedes, BMW and Chevrolet all required the use of Urea (Diesel Exhaust Fluid) to reduce NOx levels to pass US emissions tests. VW said it's engine mapping scheme was good enough to meet "clean diesel" levels without the addition of DEF.

Now we know that they were gaming the system and those 11 million vehicles will either require a permanent software fix which will reduce engine power or the addition of a DEF system to maintain current output levels.

These cars probably lost about 20-30% of their resale value over night - so yes customers are going to care.

Have VW really sold 11million small capacity 4 cylinder diesel powered cars in the US?
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