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 by Staff Writers Berlin (AFP) Oct 8, 2018
German prosecutors are investigating whether Audi fraudulently obtained authorisations for some cars in South Korea by falsifying chassis numbers and test records, local media reported Monday. Basing its report on documents from Munich prosecutors probing the case, the Sueddeutsche Zeitung said employees at Audi are suspected of having modified results of tests including on pollution measurements and fuel consumption. Chassis numbers of the affected engines are also switched to cover their tracks, the report said. "Audi therefore used falsified information to obtain approval for cars that would otherwise not be authorised on the roads," said the daily. If confirmed, the scam would open a new dimension in the enormous scandal already besetting Audi and its parent company Volkswagen, which had in September 2015 admitted to fitting 11 million vehicles worldwide with illegal devices to cheat pollution tests. Audi's chief executive Rupert Stadler, who has been in jail over the emissions probe, was last week removed from his post by VW. Stadler's home has also been raided by Munich police over charges of fraud and the falsification of documents. The so-called "dieselgate" scandal has so far cost Volkswagen 27 billion euros ($31 billion) in compensation, buy-backs, fines and legal costs and the group remains entangled in legal woes at home and abroad. bur-hmn/dlc/cw
Germany to present plan for polluting diesel cars Berlin (AFP) Oct 2, 2018 The German government will Tuesday present its compromise on the way forward for millions of people with older, more polluting diesel cars, with manufacturers potentially facing a steep bill for the crisis precipitated by an emissions cheating scandal. After Chancellor Angela Merkel and key ministers deliberated late into Monday night, her conservative CDU/CSU alliance and coalition partners the Social Democrats (SPD) announced "a concept for clean air and to secure mobility in our cities". Details ... read more
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