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German authorities find emissions cheat device on older BMW X3 models
Up to 150,000 BMW X3 models in Europe may have a diesel emissions cheat device installed, according to German authorities.
In a statement published online, the German authority known as Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA) claims BMW fitted X3 models with 1.8-litre and 2.0-litre turbo-diesel engines which produce emissions higher than is legally mandated in certain circumstances. It's been almost a decade since the so-called'Dieselgate' saga became public, in which it was discovered that Volkswagen Group brand had deliberately used software to cheat emissions tests conducted in laboratory conditions. "More than seven years after the [Dieselgate] scandal became known, we find the highest nitrogen oxide emissions we have ever measured in diesel vehicles during real driving and discover defeat devices in the engine control software," said Jürgen Resch, CEO of Germany's environmental watchdogs, Deutsche Umwelt Hilfe.
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