Photo: DPAGerman transport authorities will next week recall thousands more Daimler and Volkswagen vehicles, Der Spiegel magazine reported on Friday, as the massive emissions cheating scandal that has engulfed the sector for more than two years shows no sign of going away. But Der Spiegel said that the KBA vehicle licensing authority is now set to recall some Mercedes-Benz Vito vans produced by Daimler, as well. The suspicions this time concern a software device that regulates the amount of a special fluid known as AdBlue used in the engines to neutralize harmful nitrogen oxides (NOx). Quoting transport ministry sources, Der Spiegel reported that officials in Berlin believe the software amounts to an "illegal defeat device", designed to cheat regulators' emissions tests. KBA investigators have discovered "questionable" software functions in Macan SUVs produced by VW's subsidiary Porsche and could rescind the luxury cars' licenses, Der Spiegel reported.

Source: The Local February 16, 2018 14:37 UTC