German Transport Ministry asks EC to investigate Fiat emissions
The German Transport Ministry (KBA) has requested that the European Commission investigates Fiat Chrysler vehicles over emissions manipulation, it has been reported. The KBA has been testing various vehicles following the Volkswagen Emissions Scandal in 2015.
Fiat Doblo, Fiat 500X and Jeep Renegade models are suspected to be cheating emissions tests, according to data collected by the KBA. The suspected cheating was raised by the KBA earlier in 2016, after it was indicated that emission control systems only operated for around 22 minutes, a few minutes longer than the EC test cycle. The issue has been escalated with the request to the EC.
Since the Volkswagen Emissions Scandal emerged in 2015, Mitsubishi has admitted cheating in emissions test for some models in Japan, while Peugeot Citroen offices have been raided. It is currently unclear what action the EC will take, and Fiat is currently tight-lipped
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