The German brand thus rejects being dragged into the emissions scandal.
In a statement, Opel emphasizes that the electronic management software for engines developed by General Motors does not have any feature that detects whether the vehicle is being subjected to pollutant emission tests, thus contradicting the alleged Deutsche Umwelthilfe test of an Opel unit Zaphira.The brand finds incomprehensible and unacceptable the claims of Deutsche Umwelthilfe, a German non-governmental organization for the protection of the environment and the consumer, which is now accused of "producing conclusions without disclosing the alleged results, which were requested on multiple occasions".
Opel claims that after learning about Deutsche Umwelthilfe's allegations, it carried out a battery of tests on a car of the same model, the Zafira with a 1.6 Euro 6 diesel engine. The values achieved complied with legal limits, guarantees the brand, which means that "the allegations are manifestly false, without foundation".
“Deutsche Umwelthilfe's claims collide with our integrity, our values and the work of our engineers. We are committed to reliably complying with statutory exhaust emission limits on all our vehicles. We have very clear processes in place at all of our operations around the world that ensure our products meet all emission standards in the markets where they are sold,” concluded Opel.