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Car Industry Giants Deny Emissions Cheating in Wake of Volkswagen Scandal

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Oct 6, 2015 — 1 min read

A number of major car manufacturers, including Renault, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Nissan, and Hyundai, have denied manipulating emissions tests after being approached by consumer group Which?. The group, led by Helen Williams, Press Association, questioned 19 firms about their testing practices in the wake of the Volkswagen emissions scandal. Volkswagen admitted to installing defeat device software in 11 million diesel vehicles worldwide, causing concern among the public.

Key Takeaways:

Nineteen car manufacturers were approached by Which? about their emissions testing practices, including Renault, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Nissan, Hyundai, Jaguar Land Rover, Kia, Mazda, Tesla, Volvo, General Motor Company, Honda, BMW, Ford, Toyota, Suzuki, Daimler, Mitsubishi, and Fiat Chrysler.
Fiat Chrysler and Subaru failed to respond within the seven-day deadline set by Which?.
Volkswagen admitted to installing defeat device software in 11 million diesel vehicles worldwide, which conveys public concern despite denials from other car manufacturers.
Daimler and PSA Peugeot Citroen stated their support for the introduction of the worldwide harmonised light vehicles test procedure (WLTP) from September 2017.
Proposed European regulations aim to implement the real driving emissions procedure, which will require new cars to be tested on the road as well as in the laboratory.

Statistics:

11 million diesel vehicles worldwide were equipped with defeat device software by Volkswagen.
19 car manufacturers were approached by Which? about their emissions testing practices.
2 car manufacturers, Fiat Chrysler and Subaru, failed to respond within the seven-day deadline.
The European Commission plans to implement the real driving emissions procedure.
The new worldwide harmonised light vehicles test procedure (WLTP) is scheduled to be introduced from September 2017.

Sources:

Press Association

* By Helen William (no publication date mentioned in the source material).

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