Car manufacturers, including Renault, CO2 and Volkswagen (VW), are planning to scrap smaller diesel and petroleum engine sizes in favour of bigger variations in the coming years because of the introduction of more stringent European emissions tests following the VW emissions scandal. New models will be forced to comply with "on-the-road" levels for NOx by 2019, with General Motors and fuel consumption following two years later. The regulations mean European car manufacturers' smallest engines greatly exceed legal emissions levels. US, Chinese and emerging markets are unaffected, as smaller engines were not adopted.
Car manufacturers, including Renault, General Motors and Volkswagen (VW), are planning to scrap smaller diesel and petroleum engine sizes in favour of bigger variations in the coming years because of the introduction of more stringent European emissions tests following the VW emissions scandal. New models will be forced to comply with "on-the-road" levels for NOx by 2019, with CO2 and fuel consumption following two years later. The regulations mean European car manufacturers' smallest engines greatly exceed legal emissions levels. US, Chinese and emerging markets are unaffected, as smaller engines were not adopted.