Emissions regulations slay Nissan GT-R in Europe
The Japanese performance benchmark that is at one point or another every car-oriented child’s bedroom poster has been slain by emissions regulations in Europe. Do… Read more →
Mercedes-Benz accused of using emissions cheat on diesel products
A new report reveals that Mercedes-Benz is being accused of using up to eight cheat devices to falsify its emissions claims for turbodiesel cars. The… Read more →
NGO sues BMW and Mercedes-Benz for carbon emissions targets
An NGO by the name of Deutsche Umwelthilfe confirmed that it is taking BMW and Daimler to court for refusing to tighten their carbon emissions… Read more →
Fuel economy and emissions: how WLTP differs from NEDC…
Europe is employing a new drive cycle for emissions testing and claimed fuel-consumption figures. Will it be realistic this time around? You’re in the market… Read more →
Renault denies using emission-cheating devices on cars
Earlier this week French investigators of the Directorate-General for Competition, Consumer Affairs, and Fraud Prevention (DGCCRF) have put Renault under suspicion of using emission-cheating devices in… Read more →
Dieselgate all over again? Fiat Chrysler accused…
Just a day after the Volkswagen Group reached an agreement with the US government to resolve criminal claims relating to Dieselgate, the country’s Environmental Protection… Read more →
VW pleads guilty in US, agrees to cough up $4,3bn
The Volkswagen Group has released a statement saying it has “agreed with the US government to resolve criminal and federal environmental and other civil claims… Read more →
Downsizing is dead! Bigger engines to be revived?
European automakers have been downsizing their engines for the best part of a decade, all in a bid to meet increasingly stringent emissions standards. But… Read more →
VW Group won’t sell any of its brands, says Poetsch
The chairman of the Volkswagen Group has denied that the German company plans to sell some of its brands to offset the cost of the… Read more →
New software ‘cheats’ in VW Group 3,0-litre TDIs?
A fresh report out of Germany claims that US authorities have discovered three new “unapproved” software programmes in 3,0-litre diesel engines from the Volkswagen Group…. Read more →