EU LAWMAKERS WANT TESTS ON 20 PERCENT OF NEW MODELS AFTER APPROVAL
February 1st, 2017
EUROPEAN Union (EU) lawmakers are pushing for national regulators to put 20% of new car models released for driving through laboratory tests to check compliance with emissions standards, a demand that has spooked Europe’s automakers.
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) backed this 20% rule in a vote yesterday (Feb 9) in its key internal market and consumer protection committee on proposals to overhaul the EU’s type approval system.
These changes were originally made by the EU executive, the European Commission, with the goal of avoiding a repeat of ...
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