News Digest Item
04 Sep 2017

“More steps have to follow”

German Federal Government

Germany’s carmakers will have to step up their efforts to avoid driving bans in inner cities due to high NOx emissions, the German government says in a press release. Chancellor Angela Merkel is meeting with representatives of several affected German cities today to discuss necessary steps, such as software updates, buyers’ premiums for modern cars with lower emissions and the fund “Sustainable mobility for the city.” The chancellor said carmakers must “acknowledge the signs of the times” and invest more in alternative engines.

See the CLEW factsheet Dieselgate – a timeline of Germany’s car emissions fraud scandal for more information.

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