Opel CEO: Listen Again, We Don't Have Illegal Emissions Software

Opel has repeatedly made it clear that it has not used any sort of "illegal defeate devices," but new allegations from the environmental group Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DU) and the German media are forcing the automaker to say it again. Opel CEO Karl-Thomas Neumann issued a statement today that says, "we at Opel do not have any illegal software. Our engines are in line with the legal requirements. We anticipate the authorities to share this point of view." That should clear things up, right?

The allegations claim that software in Opel's engines might not be quite legal. The German government said last week it wants Opel's emissions rechecked, specifically from the Zafira van and Insignia sedan when going over 90 miles an hour. Neumann said that the testing method DU and the media organizations used were not shared with Opel, but Bloomberg says that a media representative claims that detailed results were shared.

Opel executives are going to meet with the German Transport Ministry tomorrow to discuss the situation.