A spokesperson for Mitsubishi Motors in Japan on Wednesday confirmed the raid on its German distributors as well as on its European research and development facilities.
German
prosecutors have raided 10 business premises as part of a probe into
suspected diesel emissions cheating involving Mitsubishi cars, the
latest fallout from the so-called "dieselgate" scandal.
Frankfurt
prosecutors said they had opened a fraud investigation against senior
employees at "an international car group", two
international car suppliers and a car dealership.
The
probe focuses on Mitsubishi
diesel vehicles with 1.6- and 2.2-litre engines that were given
Germany's highest Euro 5 and Euro 6 ratings depending on their
adherence to emissions standards.
"There
is a suspicion that the engines are equipped with a so-called
shutdown device" that makes them appear less polluting in lab
tests than they actually are on the road, the prosecutors' statement
said.
A
spokesperson for Mitsubishi Motors in Japan on Wednesday confirmed
the raid on its German distributors as well as on its European
research and development facilities -- also based in the country.
"Mitsubishi
Motors will of course collaborate and contribute to this
investigation," the spokesperson told AFP, declining to offer
further information.
On
the Tokyo stock exchange, Mitsubishi shares were swamped by selling
at the opening bell, delaying an initial price. When the stock was
eventually traded, it was down 4.62 percent at 433 yen.
The
Mitsubishi probe is the latest twist in the dieselgate scandal that
erupted in 2015 when the Volkswagen
group admitted to installing software in 11 million vehicles
worldwide to dupe pollution tests.
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