German diesel down,but not out as carmakers look to retrofit older diesel cars

摘要

Germany has cleared away legal hurdles for carmakers to upgrade exhaust emissions filtering systems on older diesel cars to comply with Euro-6 fuel standards in an effort to avoid diesel vehicle bans in several major German cities.The German Transport Ministry has released a 30-page document setting out guidelines for getting regulatory approval to install upgraded exhaust filtering systems on older cars.Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer stated that the Federal Motor Transport Authority would grant approval quickly so that the retrofit systems could be offered on the market as soon as possible.