The newspaper Bild reported in its Sunday edition of July 15 that the supervisory authority of the German automotive sector, the KBA, would hold reliable evidence that the exhaust management system of some diesel models Opel starts to run. stopping while driving.
It provides for a hearing on polluting technologies used by three Opel models, confirmed the same day the German Ministry of Transport. “Before this hearing, we can not say anything conclusive about the illegal nature of this circumvention device,” said a spokeswoman for the ministry.
60,000 vehicles would be concerned
According to the Bild am Sonntag, some 60,000 Opel Cascada, Insignia and Zafira, equipped with the latest Euro-6 emissions technology, are affected by the problem, including 10,000 in Germany. The models concerned exceed by more than 10 times the regulatory norms of emission of nitrogen oxide, continues the newspaper, adding that the models produced at the moment are not affected.
An Opel spokesperson reacted to the article by stating in an email that as early as December 2015 the group took note of the possibilities of improving its broadcasting system and “inaugurated a technological initiative to improve transparency, credibility and efficiency for the good of our customers. “
Opel was bought last year by the French automobile group PSA, which does not exclude a possible assignment Opel R & D assets, arousing concern across the Rhine.
(with Reuters: Véronique Tison for French service)