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Germany aiming for decision on diesel retrofits by end-September: Merkel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures as she holds the annual summer news conference in Berlin, Germany, July 20, 2018. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday the German government did not yet have a common position on whether diesel cars needed to be retrofitted with catalysts but hoped to come to a decision by the autumn.

"I've set the end of September as the target date," Merkel said, adding she wanted to avoid driving bans if possible.

(Reporting by Michelle Martin and Thomas Escritt; Editing by Paul Carrel)

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