A German engineering firm has agreed to plead guilty to a felony in the United States and pay a $35 million fine for its role in assisting Volkswagen Group to market and sell diesel-powered vehicles in the U.S. that used a defeat device to cheat on emissions testing.
IAV GmbH, headquartered in Berlin with offices in suburban Detroit, allegedly helped VW engineers develop the software needed to temporarily alter the performance of VW’s Gen 1 diesel vehicles, beginning in the 2009 model year, allowing the automaker to recognize and pass emissions testing, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday
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