Daimler, BMW & Volkswagen Diesels

Daimler, BMW & Volkswagen Diesels

Daimler, BMW & Volkswagen To Upgrade Millions of Diesels

Automobilemag.com reported that

[a]t a conference with regulators this week, German automakers BMW, Daimler, and Volkswagen agreed to offer upgrades on nearly 5 million diesel models in an attempt to reduce nitrous oxide emissions by at least 25 percent. They will also offer trade-in deals to customers who own older diesel vehicles. By doing this, they hope to avoid driving bans that have been threatened in several cities around Europe.

Automobilemag.com also reported that “Volkswagen will reportedly recall 3.8 million vehicles for upgrades, while Daimler will recall 900,000, and BMW will recall 300,000.”

Daimler, BMW & Volkswagen – Promise to Introduce Measures to Reduce Emissions 

The Irish Times reported that

[t]his week’s stage-managed “diesel summit” in Berlin did little to clean up the tarnished image of the German auto giants. Choreographed presentations from the bosses of BMW, Daimler and VW Group promised to introduce measures to reduce the emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx), the byproduct of diesel most harmful to human health. More than five million vehicles on the roads of Europe are likely receive a software “update” or fix.

Details of how the software will work, what knock-on effect it may have on the vehicle’s reliability, or whether it will pass the required tests, are still unclear. Many are understandably s[k]eptical.

Daimler, BMW & Volkswagen Diesel Software Updates – $593 Million

Reuters reported that

Volkswagen, Daimler and BMW are facing costs of at least 500 million euros ($593 million) to update the engine software of diesel cars in Germany to curb emissions, the VDA auto industry lobby said. 

In addition, the costs of paying car owners incentives for trading in their older diesel cars for new models will far exceed 500 million euros for the three carmakers, VDA President Matthias Wissmann said . . . at a news conference.

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