German 検察官,検事s search offices in Fiat, Iveco 放出/発行s 調査(する)

FRANKFURT/MILAN, July 22 (Reuters) - Fiat Chrysler (FCA) and CNH 産業の offices were searched on Wednesday in Germany, Italy and Switzerland as part of a 調査(する) 始めるd by German 検察官,検事s 調査/捜査するing 放出/発行s 詐欺.

Engines used by Fiat, Alfa Romeo and Jeep 乗り物s 同様に as in CNH 産業の's Iveco トラックで運ぶs have been 設立する to 含む/封じ込める 潜在的に 違法な engine 管理/経営 ソフトウェア to mask 過度の 汚染 levels, Frankfurt 検察官,検事s said.

The Frankfurt 検察官,検事's office stopped short of 指名するing Alfa Romeo and Fiat's parent company, Fiat Chrysler, since under German 法律 only individuals, not companies, can be 起訴するd.

The 調査 的s nine individuals working at an "internatioal carmaker" and 捜し出すs to 設立する their 役割 in putting cars equipped with 潜在的に 違法な 放出/発行s ソフトウェア on public roads the 検察官,検事's office said.

A 広報担当者 for FCA said that a number of the group's offices in Europe were visited by 捜査官/調査官s in the 状況 of a request for 援助 by 治安判事s in Germany, 追加するing that it was 協力するing fully with 当局.

In a 類似の emailed 声明, CNH 産業の 確認するd that a number of its offices in Europe have been visited by 捜査官/調査官s after a request by German 治安判事s and that it was 協力するing fully with 当局.

FCA and CNH 産業の are both controlled by Exor , the 持つ/拘留するing company of Italy's Agnelli family.

潜在的に 違法な ソフトウェア has been (悪事,秘密などを)発見するd in the 1.3 litre Multijet and 1.6 litre Multijet engines used in Alfa Romeo, Jeep and Fiat engines 同様に as in 商業の ディーゼル engines used in Iveco and Fiat 商業の 乗り物s, the 検察官,検事s said.

Although these cars passed 汚染 実験(する)s in a 研究室/実験室, the cars used ソフトウェア to 大部分は switch off exhaust 放出/発行s filtering while 運動ing on the road, they 追加するd.

The 調査, which is 連係させた by EU 司法(官) 機関 EUROJUST, 焦点(を合わせる)s on nine individuals living in Italy and their activities between 2014 to 2019, they said. (報告(する)/憶測ing by Edward Taylor and Joern Poltz in Germany and Giulio Piovaccari in Italy Editing by Maria Sheahan, 示す Potter and David Goodman)

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