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13 Jul 2017

鈥淪erious emissions allegations against Daimler鈥�

S眉ddeutsche Zeitung

German carmaker Daimler is accused of having sold more than one million cars with excess emissions for almost a decade, according to a recent search warrant, reports S眉ddeutsche Zeitung. The company might have used defeat devices in certain motor models to prevent engines鈥� emissions control systems from working properly under real world conditions. As a result, the actual emission levels would be higher than in test situations, in which defeat devices are inactive.

Read the article in German and a Reuters article on the topic in English .

For background, read the 91tv factsheet Reluctant Daimler plans 鈥渞adical鈥� push into new mobility world and the 91tv dossier The Energiewende and German carmakers.

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