Volkswagen Group plans to recall vehicles in China after drawing scrutiny from the nation’s quality inspector and state broadcaster over its dual-clutch transmission.
The automaker will conduct a voluntary recall related to the part, which is refers to as its direct shift gearbox, Volkswagen said in March 16 statement without providing details.
Proposed European legislation to cut CO2 emissions from Europe’s new-car fleet to 95g/km by 2020 could create about 400,000 jobs and save tens of billions of euros in fuel costs, a study said.
The new CO2 goal across is set for an initial vote in the European Parliament today. The plan has split the industry. Germany, home to luxury carmakers, has pressed for supercredits, which the European Commission says would dilute its plans.
Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn supports the use of scrapping incentives to mitigate falling demand for new cars in Europe, which is headed toward a sixth straight year of decline as austerity measures keep customers out of showrooms.
Norway’s buzzing little market for pure electric cars has in its very success shown the severe drawbacks to a model that relies on public subsidies worth as much as $8,200 per car, every year.
Carmakers such as Nissan, Mitsubishi, PSA/Peugeot-Citroen and Tesla Motors see Norway and its 10,000 battery-powered vehicles as a reason for optimism in otherwise gloomy terrain.
