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T&E said its data did not prove other firms were using defeat devices.

Slideshow (8 images) T&E said its data did not prove other firms were using defeat devices.

Britain's Department for Transport said only VW had been found to be using defeat device software to cheat tests.

When it started using defeat device software in 2008, VW installed it with the EA189 diesel engine.

Representative Chris Collins, a Republican from New York, said he categorically rejected Horn's statement that using defeat devices was not a corporate decision.

The company told regulators only on Sept. 3 that it was using defeat devices in diesel cars since the 2009 models, Horn said.