Diesel emissions have come under scrutiny since Volkswagen admitted in September 2015 that 482,000 of its vehicles in the US were fitted with defeat device software to switch engines to a cleaner mode when undergoing environmental tests. Around three million Mercedes-Benz diesel cars in Europe are being recalled by Germany’s Daimler, which produces the vehicles, in an attempt to improve their emissions performance. The recall will affect nearly every new Mercedes-Benz diesel car purchased in the UK within the last six years. A spokesman for Daimler said: “Since its launch more than a decade ago, the EA189 has been one of our most successful and popular models. Dieter Zetsche, chairman of the management board of Daimler and head of Mercedes-Benz cars stated that the move was intended to combat “uncertainty” and “strengthen confidence in diesel technology”.
Around three million Mercedes-Benz diesel cars in Europe are being recalled by Germany’s Daimler, which produces the vehicles, in an attempt to improve their emissions performance. The recall will affect nearly every new Mercedes-Benz diesel car purchased in the UK within the last six years. A spokesman for Daimler said: “Since its launch more than a decade ago, the EA189 has been one of our most successful and popular models. Dieter Zetsche, chairman of the management board of Daimler and head of Mercedes-Benz cars stated that the move was intended to combat “uncertainty” and “strengthen confidence in diesel technology”.