Renault to be investigated over diesel emissions 'cheating'
by Agence France-Presse from on (#28R9R)
Carmaker's shares fall as French prosecutors launch inquiry just a day after US authorities charged Fiat Chrysler
French prosecutors have announced they will investigate Renault over suspected "cheating" in emissions tests of diesel motors, causing shares in the carmaker to fall.
Following a massive emissions scandal involving Volkswagen, independent French experts found dangerously high levels of emissions from diesel engines of several carmakers, including Renault, the Paris prosecutors office said on Friday.