Daimler fine adds to German woes

Prosecutors in Stuttgart are set to fine Mercedes-Benz parent Daimler between €800m and €1bn for diesel- related violations, German magazine Der Spiegel has reported.

German motor vehicle authority KBA had discovered cheating software fitted to Mercedes-Benz C-Class and E-Class vehicles and ordered the carmaker to recall 280,000 vehicles, Der Spiegel said. A fine of up to €5,000 per vehicle is being considered by the Stuttgart prosecutor, the magazine said.