VW, Daimler Should Incur Smaller EU Penalties than BMW. Environmentalists Want More Effective Action. BMW may take a 1 billion euro ($1.2 billion) hit to its bottom line if EU charges stick that it colluded to delay technology for cleaner auto emissions, but VW and Daimler are likely to get off much more lightly, while […]
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Bosch Says Its Diesel Breakthrough Could Revive Sales
Bosch Says Its Diesel Breakthrough Could Revive Sales. “We strongly believe in the future of diesel. We’ve shown a technically feasible solution that can end the controversy” German engineering giant Robert Bosch believes it can save diesel from its death throes, but critics aren’t convinced that this will be anything more than a brief pause […]
Bosch Diesel “Breakthrough” Would Help Meet CO2 Targets
Bosch Diesel “Breakthrough” Would Help Meet CO2 Targets. Fitch Says This Would Ease Pricey Pressure To Produce Electric Cars. German engineering giant Robert Bosch’s new diesel exhaust system might be the silver bullet Europe’s car makers have been dreaming about as their sales of diesels plummet. It might also ease the pressure on car manufacturers […]
Warm Electric I-Pace Vibes Remove Diesel Blues In Geneva
Warm Electric I-Pace Vibes Remove Diesel Blues In Geneva. There will of course be plenty of supercars for the assembled throng to dream about, led by the Ferrari 488 Pista. The all-electric Jaguar I-Pace will be the star of the annual Geneva Car Show which starts next week, the first upmarket European manufacturer to match […]
German Carmakers Under Pressure As Diesel Bans Allowed
German Carmakers Under Pressure As Diesel Bans Allowed. Expect More German, The Other European Cities To Pursue Bans. Mild Hybrids Will Fill The Gap. “The negative implications for the auto industry are stark and wide-ranging” German manufacturers face a huge financial hurdle as a court allowed the banning of diesel cars in city centres. Manufacturers had hoped diesel […]
Auto Industry On Edge Ahead Of Decision On Diesel Bans
Auto Industry On Edge Ahead Of Decision On Diesel Bans. The European automotive industry in general and Germany’s in particular is nervously awaiting the court decision Thursday which could allow cities to ban diesel cars in the name of saving lives from dirty air, but which in turn could do existential damage to the industry. […]
Investors Await German Court Diesel Ban Decision
Investors Await German Court Diesel Ban Decision. “Consumer’s worst fears would be confirmed” Automotive investors are bracing themselves ahead of the possible decision Tuesday, which might allow German local authorities to ban all but the very latest diesels from city centers. A ruling would affect all vehicles sold before the latest “Euro 6” standards were […]
German Court Delays Diesel Ban Decision
German Court Delays Diesel Ban Decision. Hint That Decision May Be Sent To Europe. German judges in Leipzig failed to reach a decision in a case that would allow diesel cars to be banned from German city centers, and delayed their verdict until February 27, according to news agencies. The agencies also said a decision […]
Diesel’s Death In Europe Could Undermine Germans
Diesel’s Death In Europe Could Undermine Germans. But Fiat Looks The Most Exposed. Diesel is dying in Europe, destroyed by a combination of corporate skulduggery and political wishful thinking, and the only question now is, will its demise bring down some of the continent’s most formidable players in the process. Europe’s big premium players like […]
Diesel Sales In Europe Slide In 2017, And Dive In December
Diesel Sales In Europe Slide In 2017, And Dive In December. “gasoline cars and SUVs sales benefitted from the decline of diesel, growing by 760,000” Sales of diesel-powered cars and SUVs in Europe sagged by nearly 8% in 2017 to 43.7%, the lowest in 8 years, and the slide gained pace in December as the […]