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Report: Germany Opposes EU Reforms on Emission Testing
Germany opposes several proposed reforms intended to avoid emission test scandals like the one sparked two years ago by Volkswagen Group, according to a position paper seen by Reuters.
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Germany opposes several proposed reforms intended to avoid emission test scandals like the one sparked two years ago by Volkswagen Group, according to a position paper seen by Reuters.
The news service says Germany opposes requiring carmakers to pay independents to conduct emission tests or giving the European Union power to impose fines as much as €30,000 ($32,800) per vehicle on carmakers who violate standards.
The position paper argues that cheating could be curbed simply by requiring mandatory emission checks by independent authorities at the national level. Reuters says Germany also wants to continue the current system under which carmakers pay testing agencies to evaluate their vehicles.
The EU suspects governments are coddling their domestic automakers and has made such claims in legal actions against Germany and six other member nations.
A related probe by the European Parliament says several governments, including France, Italy and Spain, have delayed steps to impost stricter emission tests in spite of evidence that some carmakers are violating pollution laws.
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