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VW Snatches Global Sales Lead
File this in the folder, 'who s*cks less.'
Source: Despite Diesel Dilemma, VW Snatches Global Sales Lead from Toyota | TheDetroitBureau.com
Volkswagen says it was able to deliver 2.49 million vehicles during the first three months of 2016, a 0.8% year-over-year increase. Despite its diesel woes, sales surged 6.4% in the Chinese market, and it gained ground in the rest of Asia, as well as Europe.
But the German maker suffered a 5.7% dip in the U.S., and a 2.1% decline in all of North America. That’s actually not as bad as it could have been. Before the maker acknowledged rigging its diesels to illegally pass American emissions tests last September, those oil burners accounted for about a quarter of its U.S. sales. Hefty incentives have shifted many potential buyers to the brand’s gas models. Separately, economic woes in key markets like Brazil led to a... -
Regulators Cracking Down on Emissions Reporting Around the World
Source: Ford CEO Says Regulators Cracking Down on Emissions Reporting Around the World
In the wake of the Volkswagen and Mitsubishi emissions reporting scandals, regulators around the world are getting tougher on automakers with China leading the way, says Ford CEO Mark Fields.
China will be the most stringent about transparent compliance with fuel economy and greenhouse gas reporting by automakers “given some of the societal factors around air pollution,” he said. Fields spoke to reporters Saturday on the eve of the Beijing Auto Show, China’s biggest auto show.
A wave of events last week are getting automakers to pay more attention to the regulatory environment. Mitsubishi Motors admitted exaggerating the mpg of several minicar models in Japan, and that its testing methods have been out of compliance with Japanese standards since 2002. Volkswagen...
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