BMW Denies Manipulating Its Diesel Engines

BMW has vehemently denied accusations that it colluded with Daimler and the VW Group in designing and pricing AdBlue diesel emissions treatments and failed to meet European exhaust standards.

German publication Der Spiegel made the claims stating that the firm had various meetings with rivals to create a “cartel” but in a statement, the firm said that is untrue.

“As a matter of principle: BMW Group vehicles are not manipulated and comply with respective legal requirements. Of course this also applies to diesel vehicles. Confirmation of this is provided by the results of relevant official investigations at the national and international level,” BMW said.

BMW says that its diesel treatment systems are unlike others on the market as they use both urea injection with AdBlue as well as a NOx-storage catalytic converter. Consequently, the marque claims its diesel vehicles meet legal emissions requirements and that there is no need to recall or upgrade software of BMW Group 6 diesel passenger cars.

Additionally, BMW says that it will offer a voluntary software upgrade for Euro 5 diesel cars at no cost.