European Conservatives and Reformists Group MEP Daniel Dalton will be overseeing a revision of laws governing how cars are approved, in the wake of the emissions scandal. Mr Dalton, who represents the West Midlands region, has been appointed as the ‘rapporteur’ or lead MEP on the so-called type approval proposals, which set out the technical and safety requirements a car must meet before it can … [Read more...]
Newslines 8 February
Volkswagen will offer generous compensation packages for about 600,000 U.S. owners of diesel vehicles that emit an illegal amount of emissions, Ken Feinberg, the head of its claims fund in America, told a German paper. VW has still not decided whether vehicle owners will be offered cash, car buy-backs, repairs or replacement cars, and has ruled out similar compensation for UK and European … [Read more...]