Germany: Officials Find Defeat Devices in Daimler Vehicles

A bombshell development in the latest potential diesel emissions scandal involving German manufacturer Daimler came to light on Sunday by way of the Bild am Sonntag (Bams) newspaper in Berlin. The newspaper’s report stated that Germany’s road vehicle authority (KBA) has discovered five illegal switch-off type devices in Daimler diesel engines. The report also revealed that at least one KBA authority believes the suspected emissions control defeat devices were likely being used in most of Daimler’s new Euro 6 diesel vehicle fleet—totaling somewhere in the realm of one million cars.