France's Citroen charged with consumer fraud over dieselgate probe
Citroen became on Thursday the fourth automaker to reveal this week that it has been charged in France in connection with the "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal. The French automaker was charged by authorities over allegations of "deception" related to the sale of Euro 5 diesel vehicles in France between 2009 and 2015.
- Economy
- Reuters
- Published Date: 06:15 | 10 June 2021
- Modified Date: 06:41 | 10 June 2021
Carmaker Stellantis said on Thursday that its French Citroen unit had been charged with consumer fraud by French prosecutors in a far-reaching diesel emissions probe.
Citroen would have to make a deposit of 8 million euros and provide a bank guarantee of 25 million euros for potential compensation for losses, Stellantis said in a statement.
It said Citroen was assessing its defence options.
Renault, Peugeot, owned by Stellantis, and Volkswagen France, the French unit of German carmaker Volkswagen, have also been charged in France over the dieselgate investigation.
Several carmakers in Europe have come under scrutiny since the Volkswagen "dieselgate" scandal which erupted in 2015 over test-cheating in the United States, at a time when regulators are becoming ever tougher on pollution standards.