According to Bild, «the volunteers» appointed director of technical development Ulrich Hackenberg Audi and Porsche Head of Research and Development Wolfgang Hutz. Third, it is likely to be Heinz-Jakob Noyser — a board member of VW, is responsible for the development of new models.
«Contraption» software on diesel engines VW happened in 2009 (when Ulrich Hackenberg posted in VW Group for the development of new models, and Wolfgang Hutz engaged in the development of engine corporation).
Recall United States Environmental Protection Agency has accused the group of VW's understating the actual figures on emissions of 2-liter diesel TDI. The Americans counted at 482,000 such «bad» cars. These include VW Passat, Golf, Jetta and Beetle, as well as the Audi A3 2009–2015 model years. However, fall under suspicion as 11 million vehicles of the brand worldwide. The toxicity of these engines up to 40 times higher than the permissible norm.
The situation escalated further when it became clear that «tricky» programm is on the 3-liter V6 diesel in the VW Touareg, Porsche Cayenne and a number of models of Audi.
The VW Group responded not only to the resignation of «volunteers», but also the release of $ 6.5 billion program to eliminate gaps. However, this amount does not cost the Germans. The suit of the American side — the largest in the history of the automotive industry: more than 18 billion dollars.
