Daily Dieselgate
- Volkswagen to refit cars affected by emissions scandal – Reuters: BERLIN Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) signaled on Tuesday it would recall up to 11 million vehicles as it tries to address the scandal over its admission…
- Volkswagen Subsidiaries Audi and Skoda Also Installed Deceptive Software – Time: … erupted around the German automobile manufacturer since charges of the systemic … Some 2.1 million Audi cars and 1.2 million made by Skoda – Volkswagen’s … for Skoda, announced that the firm would recall those vehicles.
- Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA) Is The Next Victim After Volkswagen Wrongdoing. Accused in the U.S. by … – Financialbio: Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) was accused in the U.S. of fraud by a group of 71 owners of Tesla Model S who proved that their cars are weaker…
- Volkswagen cut from top sustainability ranking – CNBC: Volkswagen will be dropped from a leading sustainability index next month in the wake of an emissions scandal that has wiped billions off the…
- Japan Orders Probe of Diesel Car Emissions After VW Scandal – Bloomberg: Japan’s transport ministry has ordered carmakers to investigate whether their diesel vehicles meet the country’s emission norms after Volkswagen…
- SOUTH AFRICA: Regulators eyeing Volkswagen – Just-auto: South African regulators are investigating Volkswagen’s local business to see if cars sold there also rigged carbon emissions data, an official has said.The National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS), which ensures vehicles comply with the necessary standards, including emissions, before being sold locally, said on its website all VW cars had met the requirements.
- Swedish Prosecutors Evaluating Possible Volkswagen Investigation – Bloomberg: Sweden’s evaluation of a potential investigation into Volkswagen follows a revelation by Europe’s biggest car manufacturer that it used software to…
- GERMANY: Defiant Bosch backs diesel but quiet on Volkswagen – Just-auto: Bosch is remaining defiant in the current storm swirling around Volkswagen, insisting diesel technology is “indispensable” in achieving European emissions targets, but declines to discuss its business relationship with the German automaker…
- VW Crisis Signals Shift for Europe’s Diesel-Focused Oil Industry – Bloomberg: Europe’s refineries have been shifting for decades toward greater output of diesel to mirror alterations to the continent’s car fleet. As they have done so…
In other news:
- JAPAN: Toyota to end Chinese output of Prius – Just-auto: Toyota will stop building the Prius hybrid in China and switch to domestic production as part of efforts to raise efficiency, according to a Nikkei news agency report.
- GERMANY: CO2 reductions in Europe not feasible without diesels – BMW – Just-auto: In a statement BMW has said that the progress achieved so far in CO2 reduction in Europe is largely due to the use of diesel technology and that diesels are essential to further progress.
- SPAIN: Nissan calls for stronger EV infrastructure – Just-auto: At its first Sustainable Mobility Forum in Madrid in the week of 28 September, Nissan called for stronger infrastructure, including as many as 3,500 additional chargers on Spanish roads, to help accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles.
- EPA should do more road emissions tests, critics say – Automotive News: VW’s ability to cheat on emissions screening for seven years is putting pressure on U.S. regulators to change the assessments by adding more road tests to complement laboratory analysis.
- GM’s new diesel pickups first to get extra scrutiny from EPA, CARB – Automotive News: GM has been told by the EPA and the California Air Resources Board that the new diesel-powered versions of the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon pickups will not be certified until they have been tested on the road as well as in the lab.
- The Moment for Truth for Tesla as Model X Finally Debuts – Detroit Bureau: Has Tesla really sparked a revolution, or is it about to come unplugged? The world may get a better sense of the battery-electric automaker’s future later today when it finally pulls the covers off the new Model X.
- Takata Faulty Airbag Recall May Expand – Detroit Bureau: Federal safety officials plan to shine a spotlight on more automakers that installed Takata airbags in their vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration contacted seven more automakers about their use of Takata airbags and their plans for dealing with them.
- ANALYSIS: Europe diesel forecasts revised down on VW scandal – Just-auto: The expected decline of the popularity of diesel-fuelled vehicles in the European car market has been significantly accelerated in the light of the Volkswagen diesel emission fixing scandal according to research carried out by analysts at just-auto’s QUBE research unit.
- UK: BMW launches half-price DriveNow car share promotion – Just-auto: In the latest push to get people using car share schemes, BMW GB is running a week-long half-price promotion through Monday 5 October giving access to its DriveNow cars at reduced rates with unlimited mileage which even undercuts cab apps such as Uber.
- Big Auto look to tech companies to fix cars over the air – Reuters: “Today, OTA is so important to car makers that we can get in right away to see … Betzaleli said between six and 10 auto companies are “engaged” with…
- Turning Wood and Orange Peels Into Car Parts Stronger Than Steel – Bloomberg: The molecules of plant fibers are being transformed into a light-weight material five times stronger than steel that can be used to make everything from…
- Musk to Hand Over First Model X SUVs Tuesday Night Near Factory – Bloomberg: Tesla Motors Inc., the smallest publicly held U.S. automaker, hands over the first of its Model X sport utility vehicles Tuesday evening amid growing…
- PRECIOUS-Platinum extends rout, falls below $900 on Volkswagen scandal – Reuters: Platinum is widely used as a component in emissions-cleaning catalytic converters for diesel cars. “We tend to think that platinum prices have been…
- Fiat Chrysler Union Contract Faces Hurdles – New York Times: The tentative contract deal between Fiat Chrysler and its autoworkers union is encountering stiff resistance in early voting, with several plants rejecting…