Switzerland has scrutinised a number of Porsche and Mercedes models and imposed a provisional registration ban because of manipulated diesel engines. Mercedes Vito’s with 1.6-liter diesel engines, Porsche Macan’s with 3.0-liter diesel engines and Porsche Cayenne’s with 4.2-liter diesel engines are affected.
The directive affects Mercedes models of the Vito type with a 1.6-liter diesel engine of Euro 6 emission standard. At Porsche, there are the types Macan with 3-liter diesel engine and the previous model Cayenne with 4.2-liter diesel engine, also with the emission level Euro 6. Audi is also included in the ban but only for their A6 and A7 models after the German carmaker had come with under suspicion of exhaust trickery. The diesel scandal drama continues.
