According to a report from Reuters, more than 50 models from 23 German and other vehicle makers will be tested on suspicion of manipulating their nitrogen oxide emissions of their diesel engines.
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German regulators are now talking with certain automakers after finding “partly elevated levels of nitrogen oxides” among a few diesel cars it has tested, reports Automotive News. A spokesman declined to comment on which models had shown signs of elevated NOx pollution. VW has admitted up to 11m diesel vehicles were fitted with this software-based device, which serves to understate emissions of harmful nitrogen oxides in laboratory tests.
The Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA) regulator said the tests were triggered by Volkswagen’s admission it had rigged such tests but also cited “verified indications from third parties regarding unusual pollutants emissions”.
The KBA, which monitors the work of test centres in Europe’s biggest auto market, has been re-evaluating vehicles’ emissions since the end of September in laboratory conditions and on the road.
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The KBA will now take up the measurements with manufacturers and other government agencies, saying that until it has the results from further checks it won’t take any regulatory action.
