BMW has received the EPA’s approval to sell 2017 model year vehicles in the USA fitted with diesel engines.
The announcement of the approval from the Environmental Protection Agency marks a significant step for the confidence of authorities in diesel engines after the whole Dieselgate scandal.
While BMW had nothing to do with Volkswagen’s wrongdoing, the German company’s diesel engines went through a thorough review from the EPA’s engineers.
In the words of Chris Grundler, head of the EPA’s Office of Transportation and Air Quality, the vehicles were tested “every which way from Sunday.” The statement came after it was revealed that BMW’s diesel engines for the 2017 model year were delayed, as they were going through a product certification procedure that has been extended by the EPA.
Fortunately for BMW, the company had done nothing wrong with its diesel engines, and its employees had all the data and supplementary information requested by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Meanwhile, BMW’s main rivals at Mercedes-Benz have delayed the launch of the diesel version of the C-Class. We must note that diesel engines account for about four percent of total sales of BMW models in the USA, while the percentage is significantly lower for Mercedes-Benz vehicles.
In the case of Mercedes-Benz diesel-engined vehicles, Mr. Grundler explained that discussions continue with the automaker. As Automotive News reports, the EPA representative declined to provide the reason why the certification process has been delayed.
Most likely, the organization had to request further information from the Stuttgart automaker, or additional tests were required for the process.
Volkswagen, the automaker that has caused the extremely attentive watch on diesel engines after it admitted to cheating for years in government tests, has not received the EPA’s approval to sell diesel-engined vehicles in the United States of America.
Furthermore, Volkswagen has not even gone through the steps required to schedule the certification process for 2017 model year diesel vehicles in the U.S.
While BMW had nothing to do with Volkswagen’s wrongdoing, the German company’s diesel engines went through a thorough review from the EPA’s engineers.
In the words of Chris Grundler, head of the EPA’s Office of Transportation and Air Quality, the vehicles were tested “every which way from Sunday.” The statement came after it was revealed that BMW’s diesel engines for the 2017 model year were delayed, as they were going through a product certification procedure that has been extended by the EPA.
Fortunately for BMW, the company had done nothing wrong with its diesel engines, and its employees had all the data and supplementary information requested by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Meanwhile, BMW’s main rivals at Mercedes-Benz have delayed the launch of the diesel version of the C-Class. We must note that diesel engines account for about four percent of total sales of BMW models in the USA, while the percentage is significantly lower for Mercedes-Benz vehicles.
In the case of Mercedes-Benz diesel-engined vehicles, Mr. Grundler explained that discussions continue with the automaker. As Automotive News reports, the EPA representative declined to provide the reason why the certification process has been delayed.
Most likely, the organization had to request further information from the Stuttgart automaker, or additional tests were required for the process.
Volkswagen, the automaker that has caused the extremely attentive watch on diesel engines after it admitted to cheating for years in government tests, has not received the EPA’s approval to sell diesel-engined vehicles in the United States of America.
Furthermore, Volkswagen has not even gone through the steps required to schedule the certification process for 2017 model year diesel vehicles in the U.S.