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German Government Forms Diesel Group to Study Emissions
Germany’s ministries of transport and environment are launching a government-industry forum to study ways of lowering exhaust emissions from diesel engines.
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Germany’s ministries of transport and environment are launching a government-industry forum to study ways of lowering exhaust emissions from diesel engines.
The group also will test diesels for emissions in a bid to bolster public enthusiasm for such engines. Overall demand for diesels in Europe, which has surpassed 50% of the car market for several years, has been sagging in the wake of Volkswagen AG’s admission in late 2015 that it rigged 11 million diesels—8.5 million of them in Europe—to cheat emission tests.
The announcement comes a day after Reuters said the transport ministry is pressuring carmakers to revise emission control software in as many as 12 million diesels in Germany. Government sources tell the news service a software-only update could cost as much as €2.5 billion, but recall costs might surge to €10 billion if hardware revisions also become necessary.
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