GM’s Opel Unfazed By New Dieselgate Revelations While Brussels Ponders “Amnesty”

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Today, the EU Council of Ministers is meeting in Brussels. On the agenda: To make Europe’s law against defeat devices more toothless than it already is. At first glance, defeat devices that switch off exhaust treatment seem to be as verboten in Europe as they are in the U.S. – until you read the fine print. According to EU rules, defeat devices are allowed “if the need for the device is justified in terms of protecting the engine against damage or accident and for safe operation of the vehicle.” Let’s see how that works.

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