‘Too early’ to gauge impact as 3m Mercedes recalled

It is “too early” to tell how many Irish vehicles will be affected by the recall of some 3m Mercedes cars and vans across Europe.

Daimler, which owns Mercedes, said the recall was part of a €220m investment programme to cut emissions. As part of this, a software fix will be made to millions of Mercedes diesel engine vehicles across Europe.

The upgrade will be done at no cost to customers and comes as authorities have been investigating the potential manipulation of diesel exhaust emissions.