Mercedes Offers Diesel Emissions-Reduction Fix For 3m Cars

With lawmakers in Germany, the wider European continent and North America all casting suspicious eyes over Mercedes' diesel engine emissions, the company has voluntarily offered to 'fix' three million cars
Mercedes Offers Diesel Emissions-Reduction Fix For 3m Cars

Mercedes is offering a voluntary emissions fix for three million cars in an attempt to sidestep the kind of public relations hurt still being borne by Volkswagen over dieselgate.

With pressure building rapidly in the background in the turbulent wake of repeated emissions-cheating accusations and unfavourable studies in Europe and North America, Mercedes has apparently started sweating profusely and is trying to get ahead of any punishments with this £195 million scheme.

Mercedes Offers Diesel Emissions-Reduction Fix For 3m Cars

Dr Dieter Zetsche, Mercedes-Benz Chairman of the Board of Management and owner of a truly excellent moustache, spoke as part of a media update from the company.

“The public debate about diesel engines is creating uncertainty – especially for our customers. We have therefore decided on additional measures to reassure drivers of diesel cars and to strengthen confidence in diesel technology.”

Mercedes Offers Diesel Emissions-Reduction Fix For 3m Cars

Officially this isn’t a recall, and nor is it something Mercedes has been ordered to do by any court. It is, however, almost certainly an attempt to mitigate any punishments that eventually come its way if it proves to be guilty of the same rule-breaking as the Volkswagen Group.

The fix consists of a new software update only. We also understand that the arrival of Mercedes’ all-new diesels has been accelerated in order to minimise the number of cars it may ultimately have to fix.

Via: Auto Express

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Comments

Valanti Demetriades

Volkswagen be like “been there, done that”

07/19/2017 - 11:13 |
86 | 0

“Probably ain’t going back”

07/20/2017 - 09:15 |
2 | 0
Roadster / Tail Red

Mercedes is being smart: Fixing the emissions before they get accused of cheating

Volkswagen wasn’t smart enough to do that

07/19/2017 - 11:19 |
54 | 6

I see what you did there…

07/19/2017 - 12:28 |
10 | 0
Alex Joe Mills

“Emissions fixed”

07/19/2017 - 11:48 |
24 | 2
Anonymous

Love diesel

07/19/2017 - 12:58 |
2 | 8
Vedran 1

Who else looked up Dieter Zetsche’s moustache after reading this?

07/19/2017 - 14:10 |
16 | 0

It truly is excellent

07/20/2017 - 20:37 |
0 | 0
Itsuki

We’re doing that with our Euro 6b engines at my Renault dealer, it’s a group-wide thing, I’d imagine Nissan and Mitsubishi are doing the same thing

07/19/2017 - 18:31 |
0 | 0
SirJamjaxIsGoingAgain-PeaceOutChaps

I stg most car manufacturers have now been accused of some form of emissions scandal

07/19/2017 - 22:19 |
0 | 0
5:19.55

When you wan’t to keep lewis and valteri chasing after gina

07/19/2017 - 22:28 |
0 | 0
Rekord 86

And another german car brand cheated. I hope that all the big german brands just die because of sanctions against them. I don’t like any of them anymore.

07/21/2017 - 17:02 |
4 | 2