General Motors has joined the list of multinationals in the hot seat in India. In one of the largest vehicle recalls in the country, GM recalled more than 114,000 Tavera sports utility vehicles produced between 2005 and 2013 due to issues related to emission standards. But, as it turns out, there are more serious violations.

A few days before the recall, GM admitted to the Indian government that an internal probe had revealed the automaker’s employees had manipulated the engines of test vehicles to meet the statutory requirements.

According to media reports, in a letter to the department of heavy industries, GM said: “Investigations initiated by the company have revealed that over a period of time some employees of the company engaged in the practice of identifying engines with lower emission, which were fine-tuned and kept aside to be used for installation on vehicles during inspection.” Following this, GM has reportedly fired more than 50 employees, including Sam Winegarden, head of global engineering, and Anil Malhotra, CFO of GM India.

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