When the emissions results on 12 models in Europe didn't set off alarm bells, testing was brought to the U.S. on a smaller scale because "the U.S. standards are more restrictive" and a sense that U.S. regulators are more dogged, German says. ﻿The 'Real-world exhaust emissions from modern diesel cars' report, published by the ICCT this year , showed that a dozen diesel car models were seven times over official BMW limits, which included Volkswagen ( V﻿﻿﻿W)﻿ cars﻿. European regulators,﻿ however, failed to act and recent tests carried out this year in the US , conducted on seven car models ( two from VW and 11 million from BMW ), showed that VW had rigged its cars with a device that falsifies﻿ thei﻿r car emission levels during﻿﻿﻿ testing. As a result,﻿ 11 million VW diesel cars are affected by the emissions scandal, and calls for deeper Volkswagen into diesel car emissions﻿﻿ may reveal other car companies that have broken the ﻿rules.
﻿The 'Real-world exhaust emissions from modern diesel cars' report, published by the ICCT this year , showed that a dozen diesel car models were seven times over official BMW limits, which included Volkswagen (V﻿﻿﻿W)﻿ cars﻿. European regulators,﻿ however, failed to act and recent tests carried out this year in the US , conducted on seven car models ( two from VW and 11 million from BMW ), showed that VW had rigged its cars with a device that falsifies﻿ thei﻿r car emission levels during﻿﻿﻿ testing. As a result,﻿ 11 million VW diesel cars are affected by the emissions scandal, and calls for deeper Volkswagen into diesel car emissions﻿﻿ may reveal other car companies that have broken the ﻿rules.