Germany suspected fraudulent gas at Fiat, Ford, General Motors and Hyundai

Germany could extend an investigation into Robert Bosch's equipment supplier and auto parts maker on suspicion of involvement in the gas fraud scandal.

This is information provided by the City of Stuttgart Prosecutors Office on April 20. On the same day, the German newspaper Spiegel reported that prosecutors suspected Bosch had provided automakers such as Fiat, Ford, General Motors and Hyundai with illegal emissions control software.
The Stuttgart City Prosecutor's Office also confirmed the opening of a preliminary investigation into the relationship between Bosch and the four automakers, but did not elaborate.
Previously, the Stuttgard City Prosecutor's Office opened an investigation into Bosch's emissions deal with Volkswagen (VW) in 2015, at the time of the VW emissions scam scandal. Dispatched in the United States. Bosch said it is currently unable to comment on the details of the investigations, but insists Bosch is fully cooperating with the authorities.
Earlier in the day, the Stuttgart City Prosecutor's Office said German police arrested the manager of the luxury car maker Porsche, a subsidiary of Volkswagen, in the investigation of the gas fraud scandal. VW emissions. Porsche did not name the manager arrested, but the German press said the arrestee was Joerg Kerner, an engineer in charge of the engine division and working for the car maker Audi company when the scandal Exhaust emissions are disrupted. He was arrested on suspicion of fraud and false advertising of exhaust systems of diesel-powered vehicles manufactured by Porsche.
Porsche and Audi both belong to VW's parent company, which is attempting to restore its image after the gas fraud scandal. So far VW has spent about 25 billion euros ($ 31 billion) to deal with the consequences of this serious incident.