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The automotive manufacturer Opel, a subsidiary of PSA, is the subject of an investigation by the German authorities in connection with the scandal of diesel engines, announced Saturday the German Ministry of Transport. to Opel on three models (from the diesel standard) "Euro 6", said a ministry spokesman to AFP
According to the newspaper Bild, there are models Cascada, Insignia and Zafira. In total, 60,000 vehicles would be affected worldwide, including 10,000 in Germany.
These cars would exceed "more than ten times" standards for nitrogen oxide emission, writes Bild.
The fictional engines scandal erupted in September 2015, when the US Environmental Agency (EPA) He accused Volkswagen of having equipped 11 million diesel vehicles, including 600,000 to United States, a program capable of modifying the results of pollution tests and disguising emissions that exceed current standards up to 40 times.
Several senior Volkswagen executives, including former president Martin Winterkorn, are under investigation for fraud, stock market manipulation or misleading advertising.
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