Concern Daimler suspected of falsifying data about the exhausts

The German authorities suspect Daimler in underreporting of emissions more than 1 million cars.

German authorities suspect carmaker Daimler (the group, which includes Mercedes) in the manipulation of data on the amount of harmful exhaust gases over a million vehicles sold from 2008 to 2016 in Europe and the United States.

It is reported by the German newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung.

As noted, on company cars, among them various models of Mercedes, perhaps the engines were installed in the two models (OM 651 and OM 642) with equipment intentionally seniausiu the amount of harmful emissions during the tests, said got into the disposal of journalists the text of the search warrant, issued by the district court of Stuttgart.

Earlier in may, law enforcement agencies have raided office buildings Daimler, located in Berlin, Baden-württemberg, Lower Saxony and Saxony. Police were looking for evidence and data carriers in connection with illegal advertising and the manipulation of the level of exhaust gases on diesel engines.

Prosecutors investigating the case against two employees on suspicion that buyers were misled and cheated by using prohibited advertising. It is assumed that they had more accomplices in the company.

Shares of Daimler in the course of trading on Thursday rose in price by 0,7%.

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