VW is examining claims against Bosch

In diesel scandal Volkswagen Bosch is accepting the responsibility and assesses damages against his suppliers. The mirror reported, citing the group's circles.

A report in the magazine "der Spiegel", according to Volkswagen's claims for damages checks against its supplier Bosch. This could add up to a billion euros. The action is already at the end of 2018 prepared, because otherwise a limitation would have been threatened. Meanwhile, a deadline until the end of March it had been agreed to advise the further course of action, reported the "mirror" referring to the group of circles.

Bosch had supplied VW with the basic version of the Software, which was used in large-scale Manipulation of emission values for Diesel cars. The supplier was, therefore, also to the attention of the judiciary. According to information of the "mirror" had been initiated by the Stuttgart public Prosecutor penalty proceedings. Bosch confirmed the investigations. The procedure was in connection with investigations against employees of Bosch and the use of allegedly manipulated Software in control units of diesel cars. The company is a fine threat in the three-digit million range.

"Decades of manufacturer-supplier relationship"

You could not imagine such a suit, it was said in the case of Bosch. Both connect up to a "decades-long manufacturer-supplier relationship." In a statement, it was said in the case of VW, to references to it to ask you, concerning internal and confidential processes, not going to comment.

pressure from the US authorities had admitted to Volkswagen in 2015, to have the cleaning of exhaust gases of diesel engines, cheated. The claims for damages in the United States cleared the wind weitestegehnd. In Germany, but among other things, investor lawsuits, because VW is supposed to have late informed of the impending risks of the scandal. The scandal cost VW bihser already over 28 billion euros.