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German car authority investigates Porsche over fuel consumption data

cde.news desk 12 June 2021, 11:00 · 1 min read

epa02133664 (FILE) A Porsche Panamera stands in front of the company logo at a Porsche dealer in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, Germany, 14 July 2009. Luxury sports car manufacturer Porsche has issued a recall of some 11,300 Panamera-model saloon cars worldwide, due to a problem with the seatbelt system, a spokesman for the Stuttgart firm said 27 April 2010. Tests had detected a defect in the seatbelts of the 4-seater sports saloon, which retails in Germany at upwards of 75,000 euros (99,700 dollars). The Panamera was launched in April 2009, and has helped buoy Porsche sales figures, particularly in North America. EPA/BERND WEISSBROD *** Local Caption *** 00000401794457

Germany’s car authority KBA has started a probe against Porsche, suspecting incorrect fuel consumption data for gasoline-powered cars, news portal Business Insider reported on Thursday.

Porsche said it had made a voluntary notification to the authority as “a pre-cautionary measure” a year ago, regarding conformity issues with individual vehicles.

“The current procedure has already been able to find no conformity deviations in the large majority of vehicles,” a Porsche spokesperson said in an emailed statement.

The number of vehicles affected was “far less” than 1% of the Porsche fleet, the spokesperson said, adding no decision had yet been reached and that proceeding were at an early stage.

Photo: (FILE) A Porsche Panamera stands in front of the company logo at a Porsche dealer in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, Germany. EPA/EFE