More Automakers Could be Cheating on Diesel Emissions Tests

Volkswagen might not be the only automaker cheating on diesel emissions tests.

Earlier this month, the European Federation for Transport and Environment released a report suggesting that automakers could be using software or other technology so that their diesel vehicles perform better during emissions tests than they do on the road. The report points at BMW, Mercedes-Benz and General Motors’ Opel brand as potential offenders.

The European environmental group based its report on a review of data from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), the same organization which outed Volkswagen for cheating on diesel emissions tests.

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As a result, the report now raises questions about how Europe’s emissions testing is conducted and suggests that Volkswagen may not be the only automaker that have used methods to get better readings in emissions tests. The group says that ICCT tests have clear discrepancies between lab emissions test results and real-world performance.

Organization spokesman Nico Muzi said that Volkswagen is “just the tip of the iceberg” and that the discrepancies are “happening across the board.”

Considering how bright the spotlight is on Volkswagen, don’t be surprised if the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) starts shining it elsewhere.

[Source: Automotive News]

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