VW Accused Of Hacking 482,000 Diesels To Fake U.S. Emissions Tests

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Report: Bosch Warned VW About Diesel Emissions Cheating in 2007

Automotive News reports that the crisis began when then–VW brand chief Wolfgang Bernhard and engineer Rudolf Krebs began developing a new diesel engine for the U.S. market in 2005. Bernhard and Krebs realized that an AdBlue urea exhaust-treatment system would be needed to meet U.S. emissions standards, at an estimated cost of $335 per vehicle. Reportedly, VW finance heads determined this cost was too high, as a company-wide cost-cutting exercise was then underway.

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Originally Posted by cmptrwlt

Report: Bosch Warned VW About Diesel Emissions Cheating in 2007

Automotive News reports that the crisis began when then–VW brand chief Wolfgang Bernhard and engineer Rudolf Krebs began developing a new diesel engine for the U.S. market in 2005. Bernhard and Krebs realized that an AdBlue urea exhaust-treatment system would be needed to meet U.S. emissions standards, at an estimated cost of $335 per vehicle. Reportedly, VW finance heads determined this cost was too high, as a company-wide cost-cutting exercise was then underway.

In hindsight looks like that $335/car would have been a worthy investment

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxKUNHpEop0

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Originally Posted by dpm1

There are also no other car companies fielding a mass market diesel sedan. The EPA likely just succeeded in destroying that market.

That was the whole point, wasn't it? Eliminating competition for GM...