Audi Australia – Emissions Defeat Software May Be “Inactive” In Australian-delivered Audis

Audi Australia says it has yet to determine precisely how many locally-sold cars, and which models, are equipped with the so-called "defeat device" that allowed Volkswagen Group products to cheat emissions tests, however an announcement is expected soon.

"We don't yet know the full effect of the software on Australian (Audi) vehicles," Audi Australia spokesperson Anna Burgdorf said.

"However, it is our understanding that the software is inactive in all Australian-build Audi vehicles with an EA189 engine."

"We hope to provide that information in the next few days."

The 'Dieselgate' scandal appears to be confined to cars fitted with the Volkswagen Group's EA189 2.0 litre turbo diesel engine, which has been in production since 2009.

The software in question - called a "defeat device" by the US EPA upon its discovery - allowed cars fitted with the engine to pass emissions tests, yet emit up to 40 times the allowed amount of nitrogen oxide during normal driving.

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