The chief executive of Fiat Chrysler, Sergio Marchionne, rejected with anger to the accusations on Thursday, saying that there was a crime and that Fiat never tried to manipulate the emission.
Reuters.- The authorities were extended on Friday their research on manipulation of emissions diesel for include automotive, european open France, a research on Renault while officials british asked for information on Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV.
The admission of Volkswagen on the handling of emissions in some of their vehicles generated a global wave of regulatory to combat pollution and excessive and intense scrutiny on automobile manufacturers.
The shares of Renault fell more than 4% to its lowest level in about a month after that a source in the office of the prosecutor of Paris said that the office had launched a judicial investigation into possible manipulation of emissions in the French automotive.
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Renault was not immediately available to make statements. Its shares recovered a little ground. The investigation follows accusations by the Environmental Protection Agency of the united States (EPA) on Thursday, Fiat Chrysler like Volkswagen, used illegal software to hide an excess emissions diesel.
Britain said it was seeking urgent information from the EPA for their accusations against Fiat. "We are looking for more information from the Environmental Protection Agency and also the car manufacturer on vehicles in the uk market," said a spokesman for the Department of Transportation.
The chief executive of Fiat Chrysler, Sergio Marchionne, rejected with anger to the accusations on Thursday, saying that there was a crime and that Fiat never tried to manipulate the emission.
automakers continue to face a hard scrutiny in Europe. This week, the European Commission urged Italy to co-operate with a German investigation on allegations that the models Fiat 500X, Fiat Fold it and Jeep Renegade were equipped with illegal software that adulteraba the excess emissions diesel. The company denied the allegations.
The authority of regulating vehicular germans KBA began to test the vehicles from several foreign manufacturers as a part of the research on emissions is then the scandal of Volkswagen.
And the Ministry of Transport of the country asked the European Commission to investigate the emissions of Fiat after the Italian authorities hampered their investigation.
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