Daimler goes on the offensive, ensures its diesels are fully compliant - Roadshow

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The news cycle has been rife with reports of automakers beyond Volkswagen exhibiting shady behavior insofar as diesel vehicles are conceed. Groups have claimed that several automakers' diesels are polluting more than laboratory tests would lead the public to believe. One of those automakers is Mercedes-Benz, and its parent company is not happy.

Ever since Volkswagen admitted to creating software that curtailed emissions in laboratory environments while over-polluting in every other situation, govements and advocacy groups have been on the hunt to determine whether or not other automakers have taken similar steps.

"Daimler AG once again absolutely rejects the inherent accusation of manipulation," the company said in a statement Thursday. It's referring to the Dutch Organisation for Applied Science Research, a study from which some media outlets used as proof that Mercedes' Euro-spec C220 CDI diesel is willfully polluting above and beyond legal limits.