“Leasing providers still unmoved by diesel debate”

The debate about the future of the diesel engine in Germany leaves car leasing providers still largely unfazed, writes Martin Gropp in an article in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. A survey by the newspaper had shown that companies were closely observing the developments, but could not see large decreases of the residual value of their diesel cars, yet. The majority of cars in most fleets were modern Euro 6 diesel cars, writes Gropp.

Read the article in German here.

Find background material on the carmakers’ fight for the top-spot in e-mobility in the dossier, and more on the diesel summit’s outcome in the CLEW article German carmakers pledge diesel software updates and buyer’s bonus. Also read the CLEW factsheet The debate over an end to combustion engines in Germany.