Volkswagen Stops Sale of 2015 Diesel Vehicles After EPA Says Emissions Laws Were Violated | Edmunds.


Volkswagen of America told its U.S. dealers to stop sales of some remaining 2015 diesel vehicles, including the 2015 Volkswagen Golf and Jetta 2.0L TDI models, after the Environmental Protection Agency and California Air Resources Board said the automaker sold cars that violated U.S. emissions laws.
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"The Volkswagen crisis, in knocking the clean-air and fuel-economy reputation of the fuel, might accentuate “a secular long-term shift from diesel to gasoline,” say analysts at brokerage house Evercore ISI.
Max Warburton, an automotive analyst at Bernstein Research, is more categorical about whether this means the end of diesel. “Yes, it probably does,” he says."
Volkswagen Affair Casts Dark Shadow Across Diesel (WSJ)
Wouldn't surprise me if the Lung Association or asthma related groups decide to lobby for just such actions.
Suppose it's been a game for ages. And we've made tremendous progress. The good news for Golf owners seems to be that the impact was that VW was trying to pass EPA AND get better gas mileage - so it's not going to hurt driving performance...just gas mileage.
Can I sell my 2013 Passat tdi for more today or just stick with the original plan to keep it for 20 years?
Nothing like a good media frenzy
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Taking the performance away will affect how those folks feel about their car, which is why I believe VW is trying to develop a solution that minimizes the impact to the driving experience.
They may not succeed, but time will tell...
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