Emissions issue - why have other manufacturers been so quiet?
As no other manufacturer rather disturbingly has said they have not cheated the emissions like Volkswagen is there any indication of governments challenging all results in an effort to calm down or reassure customers?
Asked on 5 October 2015 by CuriousTim
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Honest John
That wouldn't make any sense. Governments set the tests. Government officials invigilate them. It would mean Governments stating "sorry, we have misled everyone and it's going to cost you all a fortune." They aren't going to do that. MoT tests were changing in 2017 anyway. And from April 2017 annual tax on all new cars will be £140pa regardless of CO2 emissions, plus a £310pa luxury tax for cars over £40,000. So the emphasis was shifting from CO2 tax anyway to favour higher CO2 but lower NOx petrol engines.
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