Hyundai and Kia have had properties raided by German authorities over claims more than 210,000 diesel cars have been fitted with 'defeat devices'. These are the software systems that became infamous during VW's Dieselgate. Story here:
A spokesman for Hyundai, which owns Kia, confirmed the raids and said the company was working with the authorities.
It added:"Hyundai is fully cooperating with the Public Prosecutor and will not make any further comments on this matter at this time."to more than 90,000 UK motorists over the Dieselgate scandal. The group reached an out-of-court settlement following a seven-year battle. As reported, the 2015 scandal stems from the identification of ‘defeat devices’ in diesel-fuelled Volkswagen Group powertrains, which covered up the fact that they were emitting several times over the legal amount of nitrogen dioxide.