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Japan Orders Diesel Emissions Review
Japan has ordered that all carmakers who sell diesel models in the country to confirm by the end of this week that their engines actually meet pollution standards.
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Japan has ordered that all carmakers who sell diesel models in the country to confirm by the end of this week that their engines actually meet pollution standards.
The request includes BMW, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Toyota and Volkswagen. Transport Minister Akihiro Ohta tells reporters that Japanese regulators are considering unspecified changes to their certification procedure following the revelation that VW equipped 11 million of its diesels with software that cheats standard testing methods.
Mazda, Japan's largest seller of diesel-powered cars, promptly issued a statement saying it "never uses illegal software or defeat devices" to certify its diesel and gasoline engines. Ohta notes that VW doesn't directly sell diesel models in Japan, but he says individuals have imported a few hundred Audi and VW diesels over the past seven years.
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