BMW of North America is being sued by U.S. drivers for installing software designed to cheat diesel-emissions tests. According to the complaint filed Tuesday in New Jersey federal court, the emissions-cheating software allegedly masks pollution in 2009-2011 X5 and 335d diesels up to 27 times the legal standard, and 3 times the legal standard on average.
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“At these levels, these cars aren’t just dirty — they don’t meet standards to be legally driven on U.S. streets and no one would have bought these cars if BMW had told the truth,” said Steve Berman, the plaintiffs’ attorney who has filed similar claims against Ford Motor Co., Mercedes-Benz, Fiat Chrysler Automobile, General Motors and Volkswagen.
“The vehicles’ promised power, fuel economy, and efficiency are obtained only by turning off or turning down emission controls when the software in these vehicles senses that they are not in an emissions testing environment,” the suit said.
Kenn Sparks, a spokesman for BMW North America, said in an emailed statement: “As a matter of principle, BMW Group vehicles are not manipulated and comply with all respective legal requirements.”
I don’t think any of the German manufacturers is innocent on this matter. In one way or the other that did find ways to cheat.
If you are talking about cheating software that’s still only the vw group, if you are talking about emissions, germans should be the least of your worries. https://www.adac.de/_mmm/jpg/EcoTest_2018_2_02_1300x980_317083.jpg
The US is only tying to get Import manufacturers in trouble to push their own cars…. I mean have you ever read that Honda (I know is japanese but have more than one manufacturing plant in usa), Chevy, Ford, etc were investigated? No… only VW, BMW, Merc are being continously investigated until they find something or not…
vw? All are cheating!
proof?
BMW haven’t been found guilty of anything, it they are, regulators are totally derelict.
only german producers? I guess all firms were/are involved!
I am mentioning them because the article relates to a German manufacturer (oh, and I happen to own and drive a BMW), certainly most if not all manufacturers do find ways to cheat the system.
at least i hope that not all cheated :(
the next cheating company….. Guess what…. 5, 7, 10 Billion $ ? How much do you want America? Tell me….
Berman the vermin is only in it for the money.
Often he has no viable case but reaps most of the settlement cash he obtains.
Oh. Those jealous Americans!