16 brands show 'irregularities' in emissions probe

4/25/2016 4:06:46 AM

(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) An investigation sparked by Volkswagen's emissions-rigging scandal found irregularities at 16 car brands German Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt said on Friday.
Besides German brands Volkswagen Audi Mercedes Opel and Porsche as well as France's Renault "other manufacturers (affected) are... Alfa Romeo Chevrolet Dacia Fiat Hyundai Jaguar Jeep Land Rover Nissan and Suzuki" said Dobrindt.
As VW's supervisory board met to approve the car maker's 2015 accounts a German government source revealed that around 630000 Audi Mercedes Opel Porsche and Volkswagen cars are to be recalled in Europe owing to irregularities in their emission of pollutants.
Top-the-range German maker Daimler announced it was launching an internal investigation into its emission certification process at the request of the US authorities.
In Asia Mitsubishi Motors has also been forced to admit it cheated on fuel-efficiency tests.
And France's biggest automaker PSA Group said its premises had been raided by the country's anti-fraud squad as part of a government probe into emissions after "anomalies" were found in three vehicles.
VW said on Friday it would take a ?16.2 billion ($18.2 billion) hit to its 2015 results and slash its dividend to help pay for its emissions-test cheating scandal.
VW was already forced to postpone publication of its full-year results in the wake of the scandal that erupted in September when it came to light the German group had installed so-called "defeat devices" into 11 million diesel engines worldwide. This sophisticated software deliberately skews emissions readings when vehicles are undergoing tests.
In all it has been a dramatic week for the global automobile sector. Late on Thursday Daimler - owner of Mercedes-Benz - announced that it was launching an internal investigation "into its certification process related to exhaust emissions in the United States upon the request of the US Department of Justice (DOJ)."
Daimler pledged to "investigate possible indications of irregularities and of course take all necessary actions" it said as its shares went into a tailspin on the Frankfurt stock exchange.
And in Asia Japan's transport ministry sent officials to raid a Mitsubishi Motors research and development centre for a second day on Friday.

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