Just suspicion at this point.
German authorities have summoned luxury carmaker Audi to clarify regarding the possibility of an emissions defeat device that may be present in the V6 turbodiesel mills fitted to the outgoing-generation A6 saloon and A7 Sportback. In the meantime, Audi has stopped deliveries of both cars, pending the outcome of the investigation.
The carmaker issued a statement stating that during “internal investigations of the diesel issue,” they discovered irregularities in the normal operations of the engine, and immediately reported their results to the German motor transport authority, Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA), as well as the vehicle registration department of Luxembourg.
“We regularly inform the KBA about the results of our systematic engine testing programme. We report any abnormalities to the licensing authority, since our highest interest is in full disclosure. We did that immediately, in this case.” — Rupert Stadler, CEO, Audi AG
The KBA has responded, in a statement reported by Reuters, that they have requested to meet with Audi executives as a result of a suspicion that cars fitted with the Gen2 evo diesel mill could “have been fitted with an illegal defeat device.” The issue was first carried by German publication Der Spiegel, that claims some 60,000 vehicles across the globe fitted with the V6 turbodiesel are affected, with some 30,000 of those cars in Germany itself.
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