Electronics supply giant Bosch told Volkswagen that its emissions test-defeating software was illegal, according to German press.
Bosch warned the company eight years ago about the dodgy diesel device, reported Bild am Sonntag.
But it still supplied the EDC 16 engine management system, complete with the cheat software – sparking an 11-million vehicle nightmare for VW Group that has seen the axe swing through its executive ranks. .
The newspaper wrote that internal communication between the two companies with Bosch insisting that the ‘defeat code’ software was for test purposes and that its use on production cars would break the law.
One of VW’s engineers raised the issue four years ago, reported the Frankfurter Allgermeine Zeitung, but was ignored.
Both Bosch and VW refused to comment on the claims.
