BMW Says German Motor Authority Finds 320d Model Legally Compliant
15 February 2018 - 03:24PM
Dow Jones News
By Max Bernhard
BMW AG (BMW.XE) said Thursday that Germany's Motor Transport
Authority has deemed its 320d car model compliant with all national
legal requirements.
The authority, known as KBA, published test results on BMW's
320d vehicle and confirmed that it "fully complies with all legal
requirements," the car company said.
KBA conducted the tests following criticism by environmental
lobby Deutsche Umwelthilfe, which had alleged that the car had been
equipped with a defeat device to dodge diesel-emissions
regulation.
The tests that Deutsche Umwelthilfe conducted that showed higher
emissions don't reflect "normal operating conditions," KBA said in
a statement on its website.
"As a matter of principle, BMW Group vehicles are not
manipulated and comply with all respective legal requirements,"
said Klaus Froehlich, a board member responsible for development at
BMW.
Write to Max Bernhard at Max.Bernhard@dowjones.com;
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February 15, 2018 10:09 ET (15:09 GMT)
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