Mercedes recall millions diesel cars over harmful emissions
Mercedes to recall millions diesel cars over harmful toxic emissions
Almost every fresh Mercedes-Benz diesel car bought in the UK over the past six years is being voluntarily recalled.
The reason for the recall is so that the engines can be adjusted to improve the car`s emissions spectacle.
The activity is being taken in relation to almost all cars with diesel engines meeting the Euro five standard – implemented in two thousand eleven – and the existing Euro six rules.
It has not been confirmed how many UK owners are to be affected by the recall, but it is estimated that one million cars in Germany and two million cars across Europe are expected to be recalled.
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The company has estimated that the voluntary recall will cost around two hundred million euros (£195 million).
In two thousand fifteen Volkswagen Group admitted that 482,000 of its vehicles in the US were fitted with defeat device software to switch engines to a cleaner mode when undergoing environmental tests.
Diesel cars have come under large scrutiny since then with experts wanting a diesel scrappage scheme, citywide bans and toxin taxes to be introduced.
Earlier this month, Volvo stated that they would stop making diesel cars in two thousand nineteen and France announced that sales of petrol and diesel cars would be banned by 2040.
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The German manufacturer said eleven million of its vehicles were affected worldwide – including almost 1.Two million in the UK.
The public debate about diesel engines is creating uncertainty
Dr Dieter Zetsche, chairman of the board of management of Daimler AG
A Government report published in April two thousand sixteen displayed diesel cars being sold in the UK emit an average of six times more NOx in real-world driving than the legal limit used in official tests.
Dr Dieter Zetsche, chairman of the board of management of Daimler AG and head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, said: “The public debate about diesel engines is creating uncertainty – especially for our customers.
“We have therefore determined on extra measures to reassure drivers of diesel cars and to strengthen confidence in diesel technology.
“We are persuaded that diesel engines will proceed to be a immobile element of the drive-system mix, not least due to their low CO2 emissions.”
Over 170,000 Mercedes cars were registered in the UK last year alone.