German police said Monday (Oct 15) they had raided French-owned carmaker, Opel, amid reports the manufacturer was the latest suspected of having manipulated diesel cars' exhaust emissions to cheat regulatory tests. "We confirm that there are police measures and they are ongoing," a spokesman for police in Hesse state said.
Citing charges from the federal KBA transport authority, tabloid-style Bild daily reported that the raid was related to some 95,000 diesel vehicles built between 2012 and 2017 that may have been fitted with "illegally manipulated" software.
Opel acknowledged in a statement there were "preliminary proceedings on emissions" with searches at its factories in Ruesselsheim and Kaiserslautern. It added that it was "fully cooperating with the authorities" and "reaffirms that its vehicles comply with the applicable regulations".
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