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France’s Anti-Fraud Agency Raids PSA Offices
Investigators from France’s anti-fraud unit raided five Groupe PSA offices on Thursday to collect data regarding reported carbon dioxide emission levels from three of the carmaker’s models.
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Investigators from France’s anti-fraud unit raided five Groupe PSA offices on Thursday to collect data regarding reported carbon dioxide emission levels from three of the carmaker’s models.
The raids are the latest in a series that began earlier this year. The agency collected similar data in January in raids of three Renault facilities in France.
The probes were spawned by real-world emission tests by a special commission set up last October after Volkswagen AG admitted doctoring 11 million of its diesels to manipulate pollution tests. The panel tested 100 car models sold in France. It found major differences between on-the-road emission levels and those measured under laboratory conditions for several models.
The anti-fraud office is investigating all cases where the panel found large gaps in the test results. PSA, which says it is fully cooperating with authorities, insists its vehicles meet all emission standards.
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