Opel responds to emissions-allegations

Yesterday it became known that the German authorities raids have been done at Opel in Rüsselsheim and Kaiserslauten. Opel now gives itself an official response on what's going on.

Opel says in a statement that the objection against the beschuldingen that it would have fiddled with so-called 'defeat devices', soft - and hardware that is deliberately applied to emission tests to mislead. Opel says that its cars meet all the rules and regulations in the area of emissions compliance. With that message, says the company, to the German watchdog Kraftfahrtbundesamt to be stepped on.

Opel says that the case is still pending and that the investigation is not obstructionist. However, the brand that it is prepared to take legal action if this is deemed necessary. Opel emphasizes that the between February 2017 and april this year on a voluntary basis updates has introduced on the 1.6 CDTi and the 2.0 CDTi in the Zafira Tourer, Cascada, and the previous generation of the Insignia provided. Opel says that adjustments would have been made if that had been possible, but explains that it was not previously obtained permission of the Kraftfahrtbundesamt. The adjustments were related to 31.200 cars in Germany, of which there are already 22,000 people have been adjusted. There is now a recall on the rope to put the remaining by 9,200 cars to adapt. Continued.

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