Dieselgate - and no end? A report on emissions could get manufacturers and authorities in trouble. At first they react coolly – or not at all. Numerous popular diesel models are said to emit significantly more nitrogen oxide than specified by the manufacturer. Diesel in sight Numerous popular diesel models are said to emit significantly more nitrogen oxide than specified by the manufacturer. Dusseldorf A new report on exhaust gas tests has caused manufacturers and authorities to explain again almost eight years after the start of the diesel affair. According to a report by the "International Council on Clean Transportation Europe" (ICCT Europe), 77 percent of diesel models with the Euro 5, 6b and 6c emission standards have suspiciously high nitrogen oxide emissions. The evaluation was available to the Handelsblatt in advance. According to the ICCT, the values for around 150 models are so high that, according to the ICCT, there is “almost certainly a prohibited defeat device” in the vehicles, write the study authors. The report covers more than 200 Euro 5 and Euro 6 diesel car models, of which around 53 million vehicles were sold in Europe between 2009 and 2019, most of them by the Volkswagen Group. https://app.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/industrie/automobil-icct-studie-haelt-abschalteinrichtung-in-150-diesel-modellen-fuer-sehr-wahrscheinlich/29051516.html