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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11686

10 December 2016
SECTORAL POLICIES / Industry
War of words between car makers and Commission over new tests
Brussels, 09/12/2016 (Agence Europe)

In a letter to European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans on Friday 9 December, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) expressed its concerns at the third package of the real driving emissions (RDE) test. The ACEA believes the timescale for implementation is too short for the industry to be able to comply.

The RDE package seeks to put in place approval testing under real driving conditions in order to obtain more accurate measurements of polluting emissions. Two...

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