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8.2 million older diesel vehicles could have problems with type approval in Germany.

Minister for Transport Volker Wissing is calling for clarification in the legal text on EU type approval. The aim is to prevent 8.2 million older diesel vehicles in Germany alone from being „taken out of service“.

A draft has been submitted with which the EU Commission could provide legal „clarification“ of the conditions for measuring pollutant emissions for older diesel vehicles. The proposal comes from the automotive industry. Minister for Transport Volker Wissing (FDP) had called for such clarification in a letter to the EU Commission at the end of last week.

How the industry wants to prevent the decommissioning of older diesel cars

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