German Probe Found Indications of Elevated Diesel Pollution
- Motor authority is in talks with affected companies on data
- Probe covers more than 50 cars from all major automakers
A worker chooses a logo to place on a VW Golf car on the production line in Wolfsburg, Germany.
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Germany has found signs of elevated pollutants in diesel cars in initial results of tests performed in the wake of the Volkswagen AG cheating scandal.
The Federal Motor Transport Authority, or KBA, is in talks with carmakers about “partly elevated levels of nitrogen oxides” found in raw data on some of the 50 cars being examined, the regulator said in a statement Wednesday. The authority didn’t release the make or model names of the cars that had elevated pollution levels. The testing included the VW nameplate as well as the carmaker’s Porsche and Audi units. BMW, Mercedes and General Motors Co.’s Opel were also among the two dozen brands tested.