BRUSSELS PROPOSES EU OVERSIGHT OVER TYPE APPROVAL, BUT IT MAY NOT SAVE REAL DRIVING EMISSIONS TEST PROPOSALS
January 1st, 2016
THE EUROPEAN Union’s (EU) executive, the European Commission could fine automakers up to EUR30,000 per vehicle if found cheating on emissions or other tests under reformed type approval rules proposed on Wednesday (January 27). The proposals to revamp the EU’s type approval system aim to prevent a repeat of the Volkswagen ‘dieselgate’ scandal that have revealed major holes in EU regulatory oversight on vehicle performance, which is largely based on national government agencies among the EU’s 28 member states.
Under its proposals, the Commission would ...
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