German authorities say Mercedes may have manipulated emissions readings on hundreds of thousands of vans

Daimler

• Daimler may have to recall 260,000 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans, Bild reported Sunday. 
• German regulators are asking questions of the automaker, alleging it may have cheated the emissions readings. 
• The questions are the latest in increased scrutiny of automaker's self-reported tests by prosecutors. 
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German automaker Daimler is facing questions about the possible illegal manipulation of diesel emission readings, focused on its popular Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans.

Bild newspaper reported Sunday that Germany's KBA vehicle regulatory authority has written the company warning that 260,000 Sprinters, sold up until 2016, may be affected.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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