Ausbanc Association, had already put on the ropes to Volkswagen by fraud in controlling emissions from diesel engines, Ausbanc magazine reports in its latest issue of January, in an article on climate change.
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The courts should decide whether there has been or civil or criminal liability in inadequate marketing of a total of 128 vehicle models in recent years as a result of the installation of an electronic device in the unit, which was intended to distort results emissions of certain greenhouse gases, particularly nitrogen dioxide (NO2).
These vehicles were sold under the name supposedly ecological 'Bluemotion', which was a commercial advantage over other automotive brands since a diesel 'supposedly green' consumption and a tight vehicle was offering.
The trap was uncovered by the University of West Virginia while conducting a study on alternative energy.
In a laboratory they were able to reproduce the actual driving conditions, but the results did not tally with the data that Volkswagen had given them, so that they immediately reported to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA decided to launch its own investigation to determine what happened in relation to those engines and located fraud. Volkswagen technicians argued that this was a technical error and that the controls of the vehicles tested were not well calibrated, although that agency decided to publish their results. It was at that precise moment when Volkswagen was forced to recognize fraud.
In September 2015, the EPA reported that Volkswagen had tampered with the operation of their cars when it tested to measure their emissions and did not give the exact measure of what actually contaminated. In actual circumstances, contaminant levels were up to 40 times higher, according to the agency. From that date, the events precipitated.
Volkswagen acknowledged the installation of the device in 11 million vehicles worldwide, while the company shares 20% in the Frankfurt Stock Exchange plummeted. Between 18 and 22 September, which seemed was a problem confined to vehicles marketed in the United States became a global one, recognizing the company's engines had been rigged and installed in vehicles of all brands of the group . On September 24, the web of Volkswagen Spain issued an official statement recognizing fraud. Soon after, the manufacturer announced that vehicles worldwide were affected. Due Clean Hands, with the advice of Ausbanc Association, filed a complaint at the National Court was admissible and supported by the prosecution.
According to Ausbanc Association, the installation of said device address in the traded vehicles constitutes a "serious non-compliance with the specifications under which it was marketed the vehicle, generating wealth and material damage if it were not sued, would continue without being repaired ".