Image source: Bosch Industriekessel
Technology giant Bosch has accepted a fine €90-million for lapses in supervisory duties that allow car manufacturers to engage in emissions cheating, according to a statement by German prosecutors in Stuttgart.
Bosch delivered over 17 million electronic devices that were equipped with engine management software such as tools allowing carmakers to manipulate emissions tests, the statement went on to say.
Bosch has already said it will not appeal the court's decision.
German prosecutors have imposed a €2-million fine for a "regulatory offence" and another €88-million to penalise the "economic benefits".
"With the issue of the notice of fine, the investigations conducted by the Public Prosecutor's Office of Stuttgart against Bosch as a supplier of engine control units for diesel engines has been completed," Bosch said.
The prosecutor's office said that the initiative to install illicit software was taken by employees of the car manufacturers but that investigations into the role that individual Bosch employees played is still being investigated.
Bosch software was used by Volkswagen Group to obfuscate illegal pollution in some of its diesel vehicles. Bosch is involved in ongoing probes into diesel technology at manufacturers including Fiat Chrysler and General Motors.
The brunt of the fines and penalties has been borne by Volkswagen over its emissions cheating as the automakers, not the suppliers, are responsible for the certification that a car meets clean air rules and regulations.
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