Automotive News: Crusading Law Firm Believes German Auto Supplier Behind VW-Like Scandals, BMW To Recall Over 45,000 7 Series Over Doors Opening on Their Own
Crusading Law Firm Believes German Auto Supplier Behind VW-Like Scandals
Attorneys representing owners in lawsuits accusing Volkswagen and automakers of duping regulators believe a German auto supplier is largely responsible for the years-long fuel emission scandal.
Robert Bosch is the common thread linking together the emission scandals plaguing Volkswagen, Fiat Chrysler, and General Motors, according to a Hagens Berman, the law firm that has represented vehicle owners in lawsuits against the three companies.
GM vehicle owners alleged in a lawsuit filed Thursday that the company affixed 705,000 late-model Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups with at least three so-called defeat devices to dupe air regulators. Hagens Berman claimed that Bosch, which is a co-defendant in the lawsuit, developed a type of device that allowed all three companies to manipulate fuel emission levels.
Bosch “participated not just in the development of the defeat device, but in the scheme to prevent U.S. regulators from uncovering the device’s true functionality,” according to the lawsuit filed in Detroit federal court. read more »
BMW To Recall Over 45,000 7 Series Over Doors Opening on Their Own
BMW will recall 45,484 7 Series E65 and F01 vehicles in the USA over a problem that may lead to one of model's doors opening while driving.
The same company recalled the same model back in 2012 over a similar issue, when a software error was to blame for the possibility of doors opening unpredictably during driving. read more »
