MOSCOW, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Russian state standards agency Rosstandart said on Friday it had requested information from the Russian unit of German carmaker BMW related to possible issues with its exhaust emissions systems.
"We have got information about possible problems with the exhaust control systems for BMW cars. In order to check this information ... a request has been sent to BMW Russland Trading to provide the necessary clarifications and materials on this issue," the watchdog said on its website.
German trade magazine Auto Bild said on Thursday that some of BMW's diesel cars had been found to exceed permissible emissions levels, suggesting BMW may have manipulated some test results, a report the luxury carmaker denied. (Reporting by Maria Kiselyova; Editing by Alexander Winning)