investigators from Germany, Italy and Switzerland on Wednesday in multiple locations in the Auto and truck manufacturers Fiat and Iveco, as well as of its subsidiaries searches.

It’s going to be the suspicion that Diesel engines were fitted in various models of Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Jeep and Iveco with an invalid switch-off device for the cleaning of exhaust gases, informed the Prosecutor’s office in Frankfurt am Main.

locations in the state of Baden-Württemberg and Hesse are to be searched

In the visor of the investigators, according to the ten commercial properties in the Baden-Württemberg and Hessen, as well as in the Italian Region of Piedmont and in the Swiss Canton of Thurgau.

A Chrysler spokesman confirmed the searches and said that it is cooperating with the authorities.