Ford is looking for a fellow car manufacturer willing to share excess CO2 emissions credits after stalled Ford Kuga SUV plug-in hybrid (PHEV) sales put it on course to breach stringent EU emissions targets.
Mercedes-Benz’s recall of 60,000 vehicles equipped with software designed to manipulate emissions tests have been followed by a profits warning from parent company Daimler.
The mass adoption of hybrid vehicles is the most efficient way to lower global vehicle CO2 emissions amid a shortage in the supply of batteries to full electric vehicles (EVs), according to Emissions Analytics.
Car dealers’ opportunities to upsell customers with an array of optional extras could be diminished as WLTP emissions tests deliver a tax penalty for larger wheels, spoilers and tow bars.
Greenpeace anti-diesel campaigners have attempted to block Volkswagen staff from entering the company’s head office in Milton Keynes as part of a “peaceful protest”.
Mazda, Suzuki and Yamaha Motor had followed the admissions of Japanese manufacturers Nissan and Subaru in admitting to improper testing of vehicles for fuel economy and emissions.
Bumper new car discounts prompted by the need for manufacturers and car dealers to sell-off stock ahead of the new WLTP fuel emissions legislation have been highlighted to consumers by What Car?
Manufacturer support for new car offers ahead of the September introduction of WLTP and RDE tests generated a 1.2% rise in July registrations.
Jato Dynamics has warned that car manufacturers are running the risk of huge fines for failing to meet EU emissions standards after new WLTP CO2 emissions tests triggered a 10g/km average increase in vehicles’ published output.
Car manufacturers may be attempting to ‘cheat’ new vehicle emissions tests in a bid to ‘manipulate’ future targets imposed by the EU, The European Commission has found.
The Vehicle Remarketing Association has warned car dealers to expect an unpredictable used car market towards the end of this year and into 2019 as the sector feels the effects of the switch to WLTP emissions test legislation.
New ‘real-world’ emissions and fuel economy tests may boost registrations forward before September 1, but they could also dent manufacturer supply
Daimler will recall 774,000 Mercedes-Benz vehicles fitted with illegal software which masks diesel emissions after the German Government ordered the recall 238,000 in its home market.
The EU’s Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP) will trigger an average CO2 emissions rise of 10% across all sectors, according to Cap HPI.
Carwow has created a guide to help its car dealer partners and their customers understand the implications of the forthcoming shift to the EU’s new WLTP emissions testing regime.
Failing demand for new cars could trigger a more widespread reduction in the UK’s car dealership numbers following Vauxhall’s move under its PSA Group owners, according to the SMMT.
Cap HPI has confirmed that data related to the incoming WLTP and RDE vehicles emissions testing regime will be introduced to its New Vehicle Data set (NVD) in the coming months.
BMW and Daimler have now suspended senior staff in light of allegations surrounding the testing of diesel emissions on monkeys in the US.
Volkswagen’s head of group external relations and sustainability Dr Thomas Steg has been suspended following allegations that monkeys were used in an emissions testing regime carried out on behalf of the brand.
Volkswagen will continue to encourage people to swap their older diesel cars for new low-emission vehicles with the extension of its scrappage scheme to April 2, 2018.
