French Judges opened a preliminary investigation into the pollution caused by the cars Renault, in the latest sign of how the authorities around the world are increasingly concerned about the public health effects of emissions from vehicles.
The shares of Renault fell up to 6 per cent on Friday by the news of the judicial investigation, in which authorities suspect that the company maybe "cheated" to hide the excessive emissions in some of its vehicles to diesel.
regulators of several countries are aiming to car manufacturers by the techniques used for the performance of their vehicles look better in the official tests of emissions, because the air pollution causes respiratory problems and premature deaths.
engines-diesel, which account for half of the vehicle market in Europe, emit harmful nitrogen oxides.
on Wednesday, VW pleaded guilty in the US to criminal charges related to the hoax in the emissions, diesel vehicles are equipped with a software illegal, in order to minimize the emissions of NOx in the official tests. In the street, the emissions of the vehicles were up to 35 times higher than the allowed levels.
on Thursday, the Environmental Protection Agency of the EU charged to Fiat Chrysler Automobiles for violating the Clean Air Act by not disclosing the use of certain software for the control of emissions in some of its vehicles to diesel.
Three judges will direct the new research in France for Renault, said the prosecutor of Paris.
The investigation would look for the "suspicion of deception" which could result in "products that are dangerous to health," added the prosecutor.
Renault has acknowledged the start of the investigation, but said all its vehicles "meet all applicable standards".
"vehicles Renault is not equipped with a software – off that affects the systems anti-pollution", he added.
The shares of Renault fell 1.5 percent in the operations of noon Friday.
Stuart Pearson, analyst at Exane BNP Paribas, said Friday that any fine front Renault will be limited due to that the company has no exposure in the US, where the penalties tend to be more severe in comparison with other parts of the world.
In January of last year the researchers against the fraud were three sites of Renault.
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