Daily Archives: November 30, 2013

New petrol engines emit 1,000 times more particles than predecessors, study says

New petrol engines emit 1,000 times more particles than predecessors, study says

Germany’s TUEV Nord said petrol direct-injection engines emit 10 times more particles than new diesel engines.

Chinese authorities break up car-smuggling gangs

Chinese authorities break up car-smuggling gangs.Maserati's V-8 Quattroporte costs over twice the European sticker price of 150,000 euros in China after taxes have been added.

Chinese authorities have broken up six gangs that smuggled around $164 million worth of cars into the country over the past three years to help consumers bypass heavy taxation.

Germany’s car dealers take steps to be greener

Germany's car dealers take steps to be greener

When it comes to protecting the environment at dealerships and service facilities, it is often the small things that count. Sometimes it’s as simple as providing customers with a more eco-friendly form of alternative transportation.