USA: Lawsuit filed against BMW for emissions cheating

blackwasp · 28th March 2018, 13:10

Owners of 2009-2011 BMW 335d sedans and X5 diesel SUVs have filed a lawsuit alleging emission cheating by BMW and its technology partner Bosch in the New Jersey federal court. The lawsuit claims that cheat devices similar to the ones used by Volkswagen cars were installed in the BMW cars as well. The emission cheating devices resulted in cars polluting up to 27 times above the permissible limit.

The complaint also says that Bosch, partner to companies like BMW, VW, Mercedes Benz, Porsche and Audi conspired with the automakers to limit advances in engine technology and hinder competitors. The lawsuit also claims that BMW worked with Bosch to cheat the emission tests while exaggerating vehicle performance to trick customers. A spokesperson for BMW North America stated that the BMW cars are not manipulated, and they comply with all the legal requirements.

Last month, BMW claimed to have wrongly installed software in around 12,000 of their diesel vehicles. This led prosecutors to raid the company's Munich headquarters and the engine plant in Austria to investigate the 5 and 7-series models. Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority was approached by BMW to reveal higher emissions after installing the wrong software.

In the wake of the VW emissions scandal, the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) of the US and the California Air Resources Board began systematically testing diesel cars and light trucks. The testing resulted in them accusing Fiat Chrysler Automobiles over using a cheat device in their vehicles. However, no other automaker was formally accused.

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Source - Automotive News

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i74js · 28th March 2018, 14:12

This reminds me of the famous "Matrix" lines:
After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill—the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill—you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes. Remember: all I'm offering is the truth.

The VW cheat scandal seems to be deep rooted across multiple brands of the group and it would be only known to VW officials and may be Bosch as to what extent the cars have been compromised for their respective environmental performance.

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blackwasp Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 2,974 Thanked: 26,325 Times View My Garage	USA: Lawsuit filed against BMW for emissions cheating Owners of 2009-2011 BMW 335d sedans and X5 diesel SUVs have filed a lawsuit alleging emission cheating by BMW and its technology partner Bosch in the New Jersey federal court. The lawsuit claims that cheat devices similar to the ones used by Volkswagen cars were installed in the BMW cars as well. The emission cheating devices resulted in cars polluting up to 27 times above the permissible limit. The complaint also says that Bosch, partner to companies like BMW, VW, Mercedes Benz, Porsche and Audi conspired with the automakers to limit advances in engine technology and hinder competitors. The lawsuit also claims that BMW worked with Bosch to cheat the emission tests while exaggerating vehicle performance to trick customers. A spokesperson for BMW North America stated that the BMW cars are not manipulated, and they comply with all the legal requirements. Last month, BMW claimed to have wrongly installed software in around 12,000 of their diesel vehicles. This led prosecutors to raid the company's Munich headquarters and the engine plant in Austria to investigate the 5 and 7-series models. Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority was approached by BMW to reveal higher emissions after installing the wrong software. In the wake of the VW emissions scandal, the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) of the US and the California Air Resources Board began systematically testing diesel cars and light trucks. The testing resulted in them accusing Fiat Chrysler Automobiles over using a cheat device in their vehicles. However, no other automaker was formally accused. Source - Automotive News Link to the Team-BHP News Last edited by blackwasp : 28th March 2018 at 13:14.
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i74js Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: RJ-02,DL,MH-12 Posts: 1,331 Thanked: 2,181 Times	re: USA: Lawsuit filed against BMW for emissions cheating This reminds me of the famous "Matrix" lines: After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill—the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill—you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes. Remember: all I'm offering is the truth. The VW cheat scandal seems to be deep rooted across multiple brands of the group and it would be only known to VW officials and may be Bosch as to what extent the cars have been compromised for their respective environmental performance.
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