While the EPA recently revealed Volkswagen's diesels were cheating emissions tests, two newspapers learned VW was warned about cheating as early as 2007.
The German newspapers Bild am Sonntag and Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagzeitung reported the warning in their respective publications, Chicago Tribune says. The former, though VW's internal investigation, found the automaker was told by supplier Bosch in 2007 its emissions software should only be used for company testing, and not to enter the real world. The latter, also citing the investigation, adds a VW engineer addressed the misuse of said software in 2011.
Representative Andreas Lampersbach declined to comment on the findings, declaring them "rumors and speculation." Lampersbach added his company "is working with all its strength to conduct a thorough and merciless investigation of this matter," and would hold those responsible for the scandal accountable for their actions against the automaker and their customers.
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