EPA Says Volkswagen Cheating Software May be on More Vehicles

German auto giant Volkswagen, mired in a massive emissions cheating scandal, has said it has found technical solutions for more than 90% of the vehicles affected in Europe.

“The efforts (needed) to carry out the refits are technically, mechanically and financially manageable”, Müller said, in a speech to managers at the company’s Wolfsburg base Monday, according to Reuters. Engineers at Volkswagen determined that in order for their new diesel lines to meet US emission standards, they would have to be equipped with additional technology. Cars with 1.6-liter engines will require some new equipment in addition to the revised software.

“We are operating in uncertain and volatile times and are responding to this”, Mueller said.

Last week, the European Commission gave VW until the end of the year to provide information on its overstatement of fuel efficiency in some vehicles. The company has provided few answers even as new revelations come to light.

Audi says its plan (following what we can not imagine were enjoyable discussions between the automaker and the EPA and the California Air Resources Board (CARB)), is to reprogram the 3.0L V6’s engine management software, and-like a gradeschooler getting a second chance after being caught cheating on a test-document and submit those revisions to the EPA for approval.

The repairs will cover auxiliary emission control devices for V6 three-litre turbodiesel cars that the Environmental Protection Agency has since early November alleged violate United States emissions laws.

However, Audi has admitted it did not disclose the AECDs as required under USA law.

Audi also said the group’s decision to take affected vehicles off the market had been extended until further notice, without being more specific.

Volkswagen previously disputed that its three-liter diesel-engine models contained illegal software.

“We are not going to make the mistake of economizing on our future”, he said, noting that the automaker will still direct money towards developing new technologies and will continue with joint-venture plans in China.

Mueller said more cuts could be announced in the coming weeks but he did not announce any job losses Friday, as some workers had feared.