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Opel Ordered to Recall 95,000 Diesels for Emission Cheating
Germany’s transport ministry has ordered PSA Group’s Opel unit to recall about 95,000 diesels that use illegal software to evade emission laws.
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Germany’s transport ministry has ordered PSA Group’s Opel unit to recall about 95,000 diesels that use illegal software to evade emission laws.
The order came hours after prosecutors raided Opel facilities in Kaiserslautern and Russelsheim in search of evidence about the use of the so-called “defeat devices.”
The recall targets diesel-powered Cascada convertibles, Insignia midsize sedans and Zafira MPVs sold across Europe. Opel, which is cooperating with officials, claims its diesel comply with all European emission rules.
Those standards allow diesel makers to program their engines’ control modules to shut off pollution controls under certain conditions. But regulators say several manufacturers have abused that loophole, resulting in diesels that grossly exceed allowable emissions of nitrogen oxides.
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