Yahoo Autos Bosch Reportedly Asked VW For Legal Protection Over Emissions Cheating in 2008
Last month we reported on allegations that German parts supplier Bosch may have conspired with Volkswagen to develop emissions cheating engine software. Those allegations came from a lawsuit from U.S. owners affected by VW's cheating, but now those allegations have been revised, and are much more damning.
Bloomberg reports that the lawsuit accuses Bosch of seeking indemnification from Volkswagen over its emissions-cheating software all the way back in June of 2008. VW didn't grant Bosch indemnification, according to the suit, but the parts supplier continued development on its so-called"akustikfunktion" for seven years.
Bosch isn't just accused of developing the software that enabled VW's cheating, it's also accused of being part of a conspiracy to hide this from the U.S. government. The EPA opened up an investigation into Bosch–which is the world's largest auto supplier–last November, though it's unclear what the organization has found.
VW will spend at least $14.7 billion to settle its emissions-cheating in the U.S., and possibly faces criminal charges. If it's determined that Bosch was an active part of this years-long conspiracy, it's bad news for the German parts supplier.
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