Volvo Cars has been suspicious of Volkswagen’s diesel emissions performance as many as seven years ago. A senior executive in Volvo told CarAdvice that even so, the company did not have enough proof to question the German carmaker then.
According to Kent Falck, a 29-year Volvo veteran, the Swedish carmaker couldn’t fathom at the time how Volkswagen was able to meet the stringent US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations to sell diesel engines, when its own developers could not.
The company believed then that German group had developed an innovative proprietary system that enabled it to do so. However, all become clear when it was revealed that Volkswagen was using “defeat devices” to cheat emissions tests.
“How many diesel cars have we sold in the US up to today? Zero. We can’t meet EPA. No one can,” Falck told a small group of Australian media including CarAdvice. “We have the same suppliers (as Volkswagen), we have Bosch, we have Denso, we are working with the same partners. So we know that the technology doesn’t exist,” he added.
Falck also acknowledged when asked if it was an open secret in the car industry that Volkswagen might be up to no good. “We sat in a room and reviewed all the facts and figures with specialists, we couldn’t manage it. How were others doing it, we didn’t know,” he said.
On the matter of Volvo’s future, Falck stated that Volvo’s new range of four-cylinder petrol engines from the XC90, S90 and V90, would likely be its last internal combustion units. From 2025 onwards, all its powertrains will either be plug-in hybrids or pure electric vehicles (EVs).
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I like the last paragraph. And yet syok sendiri proton wants to build a range of its own engines when everyone is moving to plug in hybrids, electric and hydrogen. Hahaha
Dun worry toyota will still use dinosar 1NZFE until 4040
It means the engine can last what, unlike campro which kaput
U misunderstanding, John means Toyota use tat old design until 4040
Actually current model got a lot of breakdown at highway and no save fuel at all.
Keep supplying old tech to the road la bodo
Thai Vios already replaced with 2NRFE la bodo
ignorant tp nk sembang kencang
But Malaysians also have suspected DSG issues 8 years ago also but VGM kept denying. Until 2 years ago VW AG confessed in black and white that their DSG cannot be used in hot countries like Malaysia and also where traffic jam is bad.
Time for VGM to either buy back or compensate all VW onwers in Malaysia for their sufferings with DSG and the fact that, their RV has fallen like crazy
Replace the gearbox oil to mineral base, all issue solved.
Even in 2016, DSG use mineral oil also, still judder and still breakdown. See VGM facebook page for comments.
Kunta Kinte, care to send me a link to VW’s public announcement which admits that DSG cannot be used in hot countries?
Don’t be lazy. go google it. Everything also want to be spoon fed is it?
Which VW model are you driving now?
people just like to be keyboard warrior without facts. that was a simple test. asking for facts from the kunta kinte and he can’t even produce a link. typical of a useless person.
Ford also should compensate for jerky dry clutch
Many PT readers have been suspicious of Proton performance years ago.
It is decades ago, not years ago.
Performance of airbags? Yup before suspicious, now they believe p1’s much better then your jepunis overlord airbags namely takata
I’m suspicious of Perdana’s aribags
Who cares, you dun even want to buy, cannot afford summore
I’m suspicious of Camry’s 2 airbags from Takata
Oh yeah, Proton must be relying on some sort of cheat device or better yet witchcraft for its good ride and handling performance right? Everything can be related to Proton right?
Exora bursting into flames is related to witchcraft?
Axia burn ppl at petrol station
@Aiman, performance of what? Emission standrds? Any proof?
http://paultan.org/2005/08/31/proton-first-quarter-2005-financial-results/
The EPA was formulated to protect imports from entering the US auto market. Plain and simple. Protecting the environment is just an excuse.
I wonder if VW and Volvo could not meet the EPA requirements, how did the US made cars meet them? We are not talking about some small fry companies here.
Pick ups, popular in Murica, are exempt cuz deemed to be commercial vehicle.
VW, Volvo cars are not commercial.
Trust the words coming out of Geely?
but of course, the hindsight bias is perfect…