Daimler: internal audit on diesel emissions

Daimler conducts an internal investigation on the certification process on diesel emissions in the United States at the request of the US Justice Department.
The response of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange has been a sharp drop in the morning saw the title go down over 6%, just 6.6%.
The German group said it will give full cooperation to the authorities and will investigate any possible indications of irregularities.

In February, the US Environmental Protection Agency had requested information on Daimler to clarify the levels of emissions in some cars as a result of a class-action lawsuit brought to the company by the law firm Hagens Berman, on charges of deliberately program the clean diesel vehicles issued illegally high levels of nitric oxide.

The diesel car manufacturers are in the spotlight ever since Volkswagen has admitted in September that he manipulated tests on diesel emissions in the US and up to 11 million vehicles around the world may have illegal software.