Daimler Downplays Report on Rigged U.S. Emission-Test Software
- Authorities are aware and haven’t filed a complaint: carmaker
- Company has worked with U.S. regulators for over two years
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Daimler AG sought to play down a newspaper report that its own engineers questioned the legality of software used to control diesel equipment in its vehicles, saying U.S. authorities knew about the allegations and haven’t taken action.
Documents reported on by Bild am Sonntag have “selectively been released in order to harm Daimler and its 290,000 employees,” Joerg Howe, a spokesman for the Stuttgart, Germany-based manufacturer, said Sunday in an emailed response to questions. “The authorities know about the documents and no complaint has been filed.”