Renault to face French emissions commission on Monday Les Echos


(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) PARIS Rabi'II 06 1437 January 16 2016 SPA -- Officials from French carmaker Renault whose offices were searched last week in a probe into vehicle emissions will appear on Monday before a commission looking at whether carmakers have broken emissions rules Les Echos newspaper reported on Saturday according to Reuters.

Energy Minister Segolene Royal said on Thursday there was no sign that Renault had fraudulently concealed emissions with defeat device computer programmes like those found in some Volkswagen diesel models.

However preliminary results from tests ordered by Royal indicated that emissions from some Renaults as well as some vehicles made by foreign manufacturers exceeded limits.

Les Echos said Renault would be expected to explain why emissions from some of its models exceeded the limits and how it would correct the problem.
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