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Audi wanted by the German police in Dieselgate swoop.
INGOLSTADT, Germany Reuters - German prosecutors Audi seeking two largest factories and other sites on Wednesday in connection with the scandal Volkswagen mother rocking yet emissions adding to the pressure on the luxury division and Rupert Stadler CEO .
Volkswagen admitted in September 2015 up to 11 million of its vehicles had installed software in the world that tests cheaters emissions, unleashing its greatest crisis ever.
The raids, the first Audi diesel from the VW scandal erupted there 18 months centered on who was involved in the use of unauthorized software used in 80,000 cars VW, Audi and Porsche with larger engines 3 0 liters that have been found to exceed US emission limits.
Volkswagen has already agreed to pay over $ 1 billion to fix or buy the 80,000 cars as part of a comprehensive settlement U S should cost the group up to 17 5 billion.
With these search commands that we seek to clarify in particular who was involved in the deployment of the technology and the provision of false information to third parties, the Munich prosecutor's office said in a statement Wednesday, without naming them suspects.
He said the raids involved several jurisdictions prosecutors and police of the State of Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and Lower Saxony.
The shot police coincided with a significant annual press conference during which Stadler presented the 2016 Audi profit - the preparation of the embarrassment of the group.
I have all along supported efforts to clarify the matter from diesel to Audi, he told reporters, acknowledging that efforts to recover from the scandal was far from over.
A statement from the prosecutor on Wednesday's raids cited suspicions that cars sold in the US between 2009 and 2015, were also equipped with devices to cheat tests.
VW's Wolfsburg headquarters were searched, as well as plants in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm and six other unspecified Audi, the group said the two Audi factories employ a combined total of 60,000 workers.
Some 70 leaders of the law enforcement also searched the offices and private apartments within the Ingolstadt operation, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters, adding that the house Stadler has not was among the raided.
Stadler, who ran Audi since 2007, has been criticized for his handling of the scandal of emissions, but said Wednesday he continues to command the full support of the VW board, publicly reiterated last month.
Audi Ingolstadt said he had every interest in getting to the bottom of the scandal of cheating emissions and fully cooperated with the research.
We will maintain that this work is done, CEO Stadler aid.
Cars sold in European markets are outside the scope of the survey, the Munich prosecutor said.
Audi last year increased its provisions related to diesel scandal to 1 € 63 billion and announced Wednesday he did not expect to have to do it again cost the automaker also posted 162 million euros the recall of cars equipped with Takata Corp. Airbags 7312 T.
The group recorded a decline of 37 percent in operating income 3 1 billion euros for 2016, which reduced its return on sales to 5 percent 1 8 3 percent a year earlier.
Additional reporting by Jens Hack in Munich; Written by Maria Sheahan; Edited by David Evans and Laurence Frost.
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