German car authority investigates Porsche over fuel consumption data (updated)

Koenig & Bauer AG

10/06/2021 09:28

(Adds Porsche statement)
    BERLIN, June 10 (Reuters) - Germany's car authority KBA has
started a probe against Porsche  VOWG_p.DE , suspecting
incorrect fuel consumption data for gasoline-powered cars, news
portal Business Insider reported on Thursday.
    Porsche said it had made a voluntary notification to the
authority as "a pre-cautionary measure" a year ago, regarding
conformity issues with individual vehicles.
    "The current procedure has already been able to find no
conformity deviations in the large majority of vehicles," a
Porsche spokesperson said in an emailed statement.
    The number of vehicles affected was "far less" than 1% of
the Porsche fleet, the spokesperson said, adding no decision had
yet been reached and that proceeding were at an early stage.
    KBA was not immediately available for comment.
    
    

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