Auto News: Preventing the next Dieselgate
Preventing the next Dieselgate: EU can now oversee, overrule new-car approval by member countries
With the exception of California's longstanding ability to set its own tougher emission standards, any car legal to sell in one state of the U.S. is legal to sell in all of them.
And aside from a handful of differences—daytime running lights, speedometers marked in km/h—Canadian-market vehicles are largely the same as well.
Within the European Union, differences in vehicle approvals were harmonized two decades ago, but each country still oversees the testing and approval of vehicles sold within its borders.
That has led to widely acknowledged laxity on the part of regulators in countries that have large, influential auto industries to protect. Germany, for example. read more »
U.S. regulators approve emissions fix for 24,000 Audi diesel 3.0-liter vehicles
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board said Tuesday they had approved an emissions fix for 24,000 Audi 3.0-liter passenger cars as Volkswagen AG looks to move beyond its diesel emissions crisis.
The new approval covers 2014-2016 Audi A6 Quattro, A7 Quattro, A8, A8L and Q5 diesel vehicles. The approved fix entails removing defeat device software that reduced emission control effectiveness and replacing certain hardware components. read more »
