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Germany Confirms Hearing on Opel Diesel Emissions
Germany’s transport ministry (KBA) has found evidence of a device that shuts off diesel emission controls in certain late-model Opel vehicles, Bild am Sonntag reports.
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Germany’s transport ministry (KBA) has found evidence of a device that shuts off diesel emission controls in certain late-model Opel vehicles, Bild am Sonntag reports.
KBA confirms that it will hold a special hearing to determine whether the apparent defeat device is “inadmissible.”
The issue involves Euro 6-spec diesels in three Opel models: the Cascada small convertible, Insignia midsize sedan and Zafira MPV, according to Bild. The newspaper says the group comprises about 50,000 cars worldwide, about 10,000 of which are in Germany.
Nitrogen oxide emissions from the vehicles are more than 10 times the allowable limit under normal driving conditions, the report says. Opel, which was acquired by PSA Group last August, tells Reuters that at the end of 2015 it “recognized the potential for improvement” for the diesels and began an unspecified “technology initiative” to address the issue.
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