Mercedez Benz News German Prosecutors Raid Various Diamler Offices In Emission Investigation

[William Maley]

Volkswagen isn't the only automaker that has the attention of German prosecutors. Yesterday, prosecutors carried out raids at various Daimler (parent company of Mercedes-Benz) buildings. This is part of an investigation into fraud related to false advertising and the possible manipulation of emissions with diesel powered vehicles.

The Stuttgart public prosecutor's office told Reuters the raids were carried out "against known and unknown employees at Daimler, who are suspected of fraud and misleading advertising connected to manipulated emissions treatment of diesel passenger cars."

23 prosecutors and around 230 staff, including police and state criminal authorities, searched 11 sites to look for evidence to help build a case.

Diamler confirmed the raids to Reuters and said it was "cooperating with authorities."

The company is also under investigation by the U.S. Justice Department for emission discrepancies with diesel vehicles.

Source: Reuters

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[riviera74]

Well, the raids in Stuttgart may explain why MB decided to stop trying to certify 2017 MB diesels.

[smk4565]

Yep.  I would have to think if they were hiding something it would have been found by now.  They have been selling diesels pretty much non stop the past 40 years.  And they seem to over engineer everything they make.  Whether they find something or not, or fine them or not, I think Mercedes is about to run far away from diesel anyway.  They see the future as battery power, and the Euro countries want electric cars, I just hope those countries have clean power plants, because if they burn coal and natural gas to make the electricity to power millions of cars that is pretty pointless.

[FAPTurbo]

lol another one bites the dust

nice job daimler dumler

[G. David Felt]

Continuation of the slow death of Diesel.

[67impss]

What? As GM and Mazda add new models?

[William Maley]

4 minutes ago, 67impss said:

What? As GM and Mazda add new models?

Speaking of GM...