Wednesday, 4 November 2015

VW software emissions scandal widens to include Porsche


2015 Porsche Cayenne
Credit: Car & Driver

Volkswagen’s growing emissions software scandal looks set to expand to involve its wholly owned subsidiary, Porsche1, too:

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/11/vw-software-emissions-scandal-widens-to-include-porsche/

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-03/vw-emissions-scadals-include-porches-audis/6907390

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/11970987/Porsche-dragged-into-emissions-cheat-crisis.html
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1Wikipedia: “Porsche”, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche
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