German Transport Ministry Asks Opel to Appear Before Emissions Commission
May 13 2016 - 1:14PM
Dow Jones News
By Andreas Kissler and Juergen Hesse
BERLIN--Germany's transport ministry has asked Opel, the German
unit of General Motors Co., to appear before a government
commission next week, following allegations by an environmental
organization that the car maker used illegal devices in its
vehicles to control emissions.
A commission that was set up to investigate Volkswagen AG's
emissions-cheating scandal will look into the matter. In addition
to Opel, representatives of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV are also
invited to the commission next week, Transport Minister Alexander
Dobrindt said Friday.
Germany began inspecting vehicles made by a number of
manufacturers last year after revelations that Volkswagen had
installed software in vehicles that let them sidestep emissions
controls.
Deutsche Umwelthilfe, an environmental group, said it requested
an investigation after finishing a study of Opel emissions and
software, conducted with news program Monitor and German magazine
Spiegel.
Opel has denied suggestions that it used software to cheat on
emissions. Testing done in various countries, it said this week,
has cleared it of suspicion of using devices to dodge pollution
tests. The company also cast doubt on the findings and methodology
of Deutsche Umwelthilfe.
"Based on our own as well as independent controls, and past
experience with the published experiments of Deutsche Umwelthilfe,
we do not believe that the new results are objective or
scientifically grounded," Opel said in a statement.
Fiat declined to comment on next week's invitation to Berlin.
The car maker has also repeatedly denied using illegal devices to
manipulate emissions in its vehicles.
--Eric Sylvers contributed to this article.
Write to Andreas Kissler at andreas.kissler@wsj.com and Juergen
Hesse at juergen.hesse@wsj.com
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May 13, 2016 12:59 ET (16:59 GMT)
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