The government has outlined plans for an outright ban on the sale of conventional petrol and diesel vehicles from 2040 as part of its Air Quality Plan for Nitrogen Dioxide.
Germany’s premium car manufacturers are allegedly under investigation for collusion over the technology implemented in their vehicles - including emissons-filtering AdBlue.
Mercedes-Benz’s decision to complete upgrades to hundreds of thousands of UK-owned diesel vehicles could prompt a push to prevent the “death of diesel”, it has been claimed.
Mercedes-Benz dealers in the UK will apply software upgrades to “several hundred thousand” diesel engines as the premium brand bids to cut nitrogen oxide emissions on three million vehicles.
BBC Watchdog has joined forces with Auto Express to highlight technical issues experienced by “thousands” of Volkswagen customers following implementation of the dieselgate emissions ‘fix’.
A third consecutive month of falling new car sales was registered by the SMMT during June but the market finishes H1 with its second biggest registrations total ever.
Data released by Carwow has revealed that 83% of motorists feel hybrid and EVs are overpriced.
The NFDA has urged the Government not to focus “solely on diesel” when it publishes its plan to improve the nation’s air quality.
With 2016 a record year for car registrations, it’s probably fair to say that the industry is booming.
Auto Trader’s top 10 fastest selling cars table included no diesel cars in May as the BMW 3 Series became the first premium contender to top the chart for eight months.
European car registrations fell by 7.1% in April as diesel continued to lose popularity among consumers, according to reports by Jato Dynamics.
The Liberal Democrats have outlined plans to ban the sale of diesel-powered cars and small vans by 2025 within the party’s general election manifesto, published today.
Motorists are overwhelmingly planning to abandon diesel in favour of petrol, hybrid and electric powered cars.
Diesel drivers are being urged not to panic sell in the light of government plans to tackle dangerous emission levels through a ‘toxin tax’.
The UK’s largest trade union has launched an emissions’ register to protect workers against the “ticking time bomb” of diesel fumes.
The High Court has ruled that legislation which restricts government business in the run-up to an election must not inhibit the publication of new clean air plans expected to include a diesel-based vehicle scrappage scheme.
Selling times for diesels have doubled this year in the light of threats to introduce financial penalties to their drivers.
Aston Barclay has predicted that used diesel values are likely to remain consistent over the coming 12 months.
Plans are being drawn-up which could see diesel drivers in certain areas of the country handed a £2,000 incentive to switch into a new vehicle which produces fewer harmful emissions.
Reports on the negative effects of diesel emissions have put 61% of consumers off buying a vehicle powered by the fuel, according to research carried out by Carbuyer.co.uk.
