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German regulator found 5 defeat devices in Daimler diesels, paper says

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By:
Vera Eckert and Ed Taylor
June 11, 2018 05:00 AM

FRANKFURT -- Germany’s road vehicle authority, KBA, has found five “illegal switch-off devices” in Daimler engines, the Bild am Sonntag newspaper reported on Sunday.

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