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BMW faces initial proceedings over defeat device in X3 model: Bild

Published 01/23/2024, 11:35 AM
Updated 01/23/2024, 11:40 AM
© Reuters. A visitor passes by a BMW X3 xDrive20d at the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, Germany September 24, 2015. BMW said it has not manipulated emissions tests, denying a magazine report saying some of its diesel cars were found to exceed emissions sta
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BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's motor transport authority KBA has initiated proceedings against BMW (ETR:BMWG) over suspicion of manipulating emissions values in its X3 2-litre diesel model, newspaper Bild reported on Tuesday.

© Reuters. A visitor passes by a BMW X3 xDrive20d at the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, Germany September 24, 2015. BMW said it has not manipulated emissions tests, denying a magazine report saying some of its diesel cars were found to exceed emissions standards. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski/ File Photo

The KBA said the case concerns suspicion of use of a defeat device in the engine control of the X3 vehicle, Bild reported, without providing further detail on the case or number of vehicles affected.

A BMW spokesperson declined to comment to Bild on an ongoing case, the newspaper reported.

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