Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) could be banned from selling cars in Germany, after reports emerged claiming the company failed to meet with German officials to discuss their discovery of emissions test tampering software in certain diesel models.
Reports in the German newspaper Bild stated that the German transport authority, KBA, has found evidence of software in certain Fiat cars designed to cheat emissions tests, and has suggested the company may now face a sales ban in the country.
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Fiat’s share price has fallen by six per cent after the news emerged, and the company has since issued a statement which read: “We believe all our vehicles respect EU emissions standards and we believe Italian regulators are the competent authority to evaluate this.”
Fiat Chrysler was called by the German transport minister, Alexander Dobrindt, to appear before the German Government and explain its emissions irregularities, along with Vauxhall’s sister company, Opel. According to reports, the Italian-American carmaker has failed to do so, and is now facing a possible sales ban on its cars.
Certain diesel models in the Fiat range were found to cut out their pollution control systems just after the official test finished. According to reports, Fiat vehicles turned off their pollution systems after 22 minutes, while the official test cycle for diesel cars lasts for 20 minutes only.
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