Drivers of diesel cars who leave their engines idling when waiting – for example when collecting children from school or stopping at shops – face fines of up to £40 in the London borough if Islington, as the council strives to meet air quality requirements.
Sales of diesel particulate filters (DPFs) for trucks and buses in California increased at the end of 2013 and in the first half of 2014 compared to the first half of 2013, according to the results of a survey released by the Manufacturers of Emission Controls Association (MECA).
The total number of verified DPFs sold by MECA member companies for in-use, on-road, heavy-duty diesel vehicles operating in California in the first half of 2014 was 5,780 (includes both passive and active DPFs). This is a 65% increase over the 3,508 DPFs sold for this same period in 2013 and on par with the 5,457 DPFs sold in the second half of 2013. These latest numbers follow sales of 6,261 DPFs for trucks and buses in California in 2012.
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Reporting by Bernie Woodall
Subaru of America said it is recalling about 5,000 older model cars with passenger-side air bag inflators made by Takata Corp that may rupture and break into metal fragments that could harm passengers, the automaker and U.S. safety regulators said on Tuesday.
Fiat said that Italian media reports about a significant number of its shareholders having exercised their exit rights, a move that could potentially jeopardize the carmaker’s merger with its U.S. unit Chrysler, were unfounded.
