<div>Several engineers at scandal-hit German automaker Volkswagen have admitted to installing the device in the company's cars aimed at cheating pollution tests, a newspaper reported today.<br /><br />Bild am Sonntag said the employees told an internal investigation that they had been involved in the affair, which came to light last month.<br /><br />"Several engineers stated that they installed the deception software in 2008," the newspaper said.<br /><br />Bild did not reveal their identities or say how many had made the admission. But it said their statements had so far failed to unmask those who masterminded the scam.<br /><br />The engineers said the EA 189 engine, developed by VW in 2005, could not have complied with pollution caps and cost targets without the deception.<br /><br />Volkswagen has admitted that up to 11 million diesel vehicles worldwide are fitted with the so-called defeat device.<br /><br />The gadget detects when the car is undergoing testing and switches the engine to a low-emissions mode.<br /><br />It then switches off this mode when the car is on the road. Under real conditions, the car spews out far higher emissions than is permitted.<br /><br />The global scam has wiped more than 40 per cent off Volkswagen's market capitalisation and led chief executive Martin Winterkorn to resign.<br /><br />VW, a champion of German industry, has vowed to get to the bottom of the scandal with a probe led by a team of US lawyers.</div>
<div>Several engineers at scandal-hit German automaker Volkswagen have admitted to installing the device in the company's cars aimed at cheating pollution tests, a newspaper reported today.<br /><br />Bild am Sonntag said the employees told an internal investigation that they had been involved in the affair, which came to light last month.<br /><br />"Several engineers stated that they installed the deception software in 2008," the newspaper said.<br /><br />Bild did not reveal their identities or say how many had made the admission. But it said their statements had so far failed to unmask those who masterminded the scam.<br /><br />The engineers said the EA 189 engine, developed by VW in 2005, could not have complied with pollution caps and cost targets without the deception.<br /><br />Volkswagen has admitted that up to 11 million diesel vehicles worldwide are fitted with the so-called defeat device.<br /><br />The gadget detects when the car is undergoing testing and switches the engine to a low-emissions mode.<br /><br />It then switches off this mode when the car is on the road. Under real conditions, the car spews out far higher emissions than is permitted.<br /><br />The global scam has wiped more than 40 per cent off Volkswagen's market capitalisation and led chief executive Martin Winterkorn to resign.<br /><br />VW, a champion of German industry, has vowed to get to the bottom of the scandal with a probe led by a team of US lawyers.</div>