German has said that they had fined high-end carmaker BMW $9.6 million (8.5 million euros) over diesel cars with higher harmful emissions than allowed, while adding the infraction was down to error rather than deliberate fraud.

“Munich prosecutors have ordered a fine of 8.5 million euros for the administrative offence of negligence in quality control,” investigators said in a statement. Authorities had been probing BMW since early 2018 over suspicions it could have built a so-called “defeat device” into some diesel cars.

German has said that they had fined high-end carmaker BMW $9.6 million (8.5 million euros) over diesel cars with higher harmful emissions than allowed, while adding the infraction was down to error rather than deliberate fraud.

“Munich prosecutors have ordered a fine of 8.5 million euros for the administrative offence of negligence in quality control,” investigators said in a statement. Authorities had been probing BMW since early 2018 over suspicions it could have built a so-called “defeat device” into some diesel cars.