© Reuters. A visitor passes by a BMW X3 xDrive20d at the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, Germany September 24, 2015. BMW said it has not manipulated emissions tests, denying a magazine report saying some of its diesel cars were found to exceed emissions sta
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s motor transport authority KBA has initiated proceedings against BMW (ETR:) over suspicion of manipulating emissions values in its X3 2-litre diesel model, newspaper Bild reported on Tuesday.
The KBA said the case concerns suspicion of use of a defeat device in the engine control of the X3 vehicle, Bild reported, without providing further detail on the case or number of vehicles affected.
A BMW spokesperson declined to comment to Bild on an ongoing case, the newspaper reported.