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German authority finds elevated emission in widened vehicle probe

Xinhua, November 11, 2015 Adjust font size:

Germany's vehicle regulator said on Wednesday that it had found signs of elevated emission levels in some diesel-powered vehicles in an ongoing probe involving Volkswagen and extended to other carmakers.

"Based on raw data, partly elevated nitrogen oxides levels in different driving and environment conditions have been identified so far," said the German Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) in a statement, adding that it would discuss the findings with concerned car manufacturers and other authorities before "legal results" would be released.

The watchdog plans to test more than 50 different vehicle models from German and foreign car companies over suspicions of emission manipulation, reviewing emission levels both on streets and testbeds. Since late September, two thirds of the review have been completed.

KBA said the probe was triggered by the scandal of Volkswagen which rigged its diesel engines with software to cheat in emission tests. The German automaker admitted that about 11 million vehicles around the world were implicated in the scandal. Endit