Mercedes Diesel Gate

[Brando]

Dieselgate has Mercedes-Benz in hot water in Europe but not in US

example paragraph:
"In the US, the Mercedes dieselgate scandal has fallen under the radar. A class-action lawsuit filed in New Jersey in 2016 on behalf of US-based Mercedes owners cites tests of several Mercedes diesel models and alleges that one car emitted 83 times more pollution than US regulations allow. Another is said to have emitted 91 times the legal standard. The suit alleges the emissions are due to defeat devices. (Daimler, Mercedes’ parent company, has submitted a motion to dismiss the case.) There have been reports of an official US Mercedes dieselgate investigation, but no official confirmation."

Obviously internet searches for up to date information.

 

[Mikaels1337]

Its all the car models, it all startet with vw ( Volkswagen emissions scandal - Wikipedia ) and since they own half the marked of cars and car parts this is what happens. Its like it allways have been, making cheaper parts, sell it more expensive. "forget" to use proper anti-pollution systems in 80% of their cars.

Its not over yet, and probably wont be, even as theverge is writing here You thought Dieselgate was over? It’s not.

 

[Brando]

@Mikaels1337
Germany still enforcing anti-trust type laws. great article by the way, very informative
The list of suspects from VW, Audi, and Porsche has grown to as many as 70 and 6 in jail so far.

On February 6, 2014, General Motors (GM) recalled about 800,000 of its small cars due to faulty ignition switches, which could shut off the engine during driving and thereby prevent the airbags from inflating.[1] The company continued to recall more of its cars over the next several months, resulting in nearly 30 million cars worldwide recalled[2] and paid compensation for 124 deaths.[3] The fault had been known to GM for at least a decade prior to the recall being declared.[4] As part of a Deferred Prosecution Agreement, GM agreed to forfeit $900 million to the United States.[5]

Fines[edit]
On April 8, the NHTSA fined GM $28,000 because the company hadn't supplied the agency with the information it had requested it give them by April 3, and the agency charged them $7,000 for each day after then that GM didn't provide this information.[55] On May 16, GM agreed to pay the Department of Transportation the maximum fine of $35 million for delaying the recall of the defective cars they recalled earlier in 2014.[56]

And yet, people still buy GM cars.
And any wonder GM doesn't think safety pays?
General Motors ignition switch recalls - Wikipedia

 

[Mikaels1337]

Yea i dont even.. i think its grotesquely.

 

[cwerdna]

Daimler settles its emissions scandal lawsuit for nearly $3 billion