PSA was raided Thursday, April 21 by Fraud investigating “anomalies” of emissions of three vehicles tested in the wake of the Volkswagen scandal, and the first French carmaker said it was working ” fully”. “DGCCRF services involved since this morning from five institutions of the PSA group (St Ouen, Vélizy, La Garenne-Colombes, Carrières-sous-Poissy and Montbéliard,” said the Directorate General of competition, consumption and of fraud in a statement.
According to this service under the Ministry of Economy, the searches were decided after tests carried out at the request of the government after the fixing scandal diesel engines Volkswagen had “revealed anomalies in terms of nitrogen oxide emission on three vehicles” of the PSA group. This “does not prejudge the findings of the investigation which is being conducted under the usual procedures” , stressed the DGCCRF.
PSA took the early evening by announcing himself the searches. “as part of the ongoing investigations on emissions in the automobile sector, PSA was the subject date of visit and seizure of the DGCCRF, “said the company (Peugeot, Citroën and DS).
” PSA confirms compliance of its vehicles in terms of emission of pollutants in all countries where it operates. Confident in its technology, PSA is cooperating fully with the authorities, “assured the company.
” It is completely transparent “
In a telephone interview with AFP, head of research and development of the PSA group, Gilles Le Borgne, said that “computers and laptops from a number of (its) employees were taken and should normally be made tomorrow.” “It is completely transparent ( …) we will obviously work to the maximum and communicate all the elements that are required, “he added.
the independent commission set up by the Minister of the Environment Ségolène Royal shortly after the beginning of the Volkswagen scandal, which erupted in mid-September 2015, published in early April a second round of emissions tests, bringing to 52 the total number of diesel vehicles tested on a target of 100.
These tests had confirmed the particular nitrogen oxide standards overruns (NOx) sometimes between five and ten times the norm.
the builders have opted for a pollution control system with the NOx trap, however, were less efficient than those using SCR technology to reduce emissions of NOx by urea injection. But PSA reiterated Thursday it had deployed the SCR “progressively from late 2013 all diesel vehicles Euro6 the group.”
“Clearly, we did not expect such a visit because the results we are successful, “stressed Mr. Le Borgne.
PSA serene of unions
the fraud Volkswagen caused a shock wave throughout the automotive industry. In Europe, it has helped to highlight the differences between current certification standards and emissions under real operating conditions.
The operation of the DGCCRF comes three months after the one conducted at Renault in the same frame. Renault, which uses the NOx trap, had seen his heavily battered the stock exchange following the announcement of these first data searches union source.
Since then, Renault announced that it would reduce NOx emissions via technical developments applied to its vehicles in a factory from July.
PSA unions have expressed confidence Thursday night. Christian Lafaye (FO), the results of these searches will “fall by tomorrow morning.” “We are very confident, it does not seem to worry about the direction,” he added, welcoming the fact that the trade unions have been informed that day by management.
same story with Jacques Mazzolini (CFE-CGC), which is also known as “confident”. These searches will “allow the truth emerges rather than doubts, do not tell that PSA is elsewhere”
“The company will be rewarded for the efforts of other have not done, “he argued.
(With AFP)
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