* Belgium - Automobile industry calls for urgent clarity on emissions test
-- Following the debate on real-driving emissions (RDE) during the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg yesterday, the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) reiterates that it fully agrees with the need for emissions to more closely reflect real-world conditions... Alongside other stakeholders, ACEA has therefore been contributing constructively to the efforts of the European Commission and member states to develop a robust RDE test... During the October meeting of the Commission's regulatory committee (TCMV) a tough compromise was agreed on RDE with testing standards that will be extremely difficult for automobile manufacturers to reach in a short space of time, and highly challenging targets in a second step. The TCMV also agreed that the RDE conformity factor should be reviewed in the future... Stated Jonnaert, "Our industry needs the RDE test to restore the confidence of consumers and legislators in the environmental performance of new vehicles" ... ACEA represents the 15 Europe-based car, van, truck and bus manufacturers: BMW Group, DAF Trucks, Daimler, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Ford of Europe, Hyundai Motor Europe, Iveco, Jaguar Land Rover, Opel Group, PSA Peugeot Citroën, Renault Group, Toyota Motor Europe, Volkswagen Group, Volvo Cars, Volvo Group...
(Photo from LVDESIGN - Fotolia.com: Trucks wear the roads out much more heavily than cars) -- Brussels, Belgium - ACEA/EUBusiness - 19 January 2016 Labels: rules and regulations
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