The driver can not be impressed by the exhaust affairs, the deep crisis of Volkswagen and ever new accusations against manufacturers such as Fiat, Opel and Mercedes. And the prophesied end of diesel cars certainly not. Buy cars with diesel engines than ever before. In Germany, sales climbed to a record high.
In the first half 2016 were registered 812,000 diesel cars in Germany. “Never before were sold in the first six months of the year in Germany more diesel cars,” said Matthias Wissmann, President of the Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) at the presentation of the interim report.
What Wissmann did not say, the share of diesel has dropped slightly compared to the petrol, by about one percent to about 47 percent. For the years of triumph of diesel is stopped for now. In 1998, their market share in Germany at just 17.6 percent.
Also remained unsaid that it is mainly business customers that support the diesel sales. so you equip their fleets, and because of the more favorable fuel prices expected for frequent travelers diesel continue. The corporate clients there are also who fired the car sales significantly in recent years. Private customers hold in Germany for new purchases increasingly back.
Global record in sales figures expected
Still, it runs shiny for the automotive industry – especially for German. With diesel and petrol. And not only domestically, but also on the major world markets. The three largest, China, the US and Western Europe run particularly well. Therefore the VDA a global record for sales expected again. For the first time, the industry will probably exceed the 80 million mark this year, selling to expectations of VDA 80.6 million cars in one year.
, is therefore not surprising that the carmaker see little reason to see the exhaust affair as an opportunity for a fundamental reorientation. That had been made clear at an internal meeting of the VDA few weeks ago, representatives of the major carmakers and their suppliers.
“We have to do something. The exhaust affair collecting the entire industry, which is to a large diesel crisis”, a Union official warned. But that saw many delegates the industry differently. “This is a VW problem,” said one. “Why should we change course, we have no software manipulated” another asked. “Just look at the glossy sales figures to” suggested a third. “Where is the problem?”
The image problem, the general suspicion against an entire industry is not seen. Why also:. Show the sales figures that the customer is mostly not care what and how much of it comes from the exhaust
carmaker want insight into the software grant
However, the problem will come. After years of displacement, or we say neutral not so close inspection pulls the policy in the definition and monitoring of flue gas values now the reins. And a little bit, a little bit, the auto industry wants the governments and the Commission in Brussels now meet.
“We are for the next lab test WLTP. And we support the next road test Real Driving emissions,” Wissmann said. Both test methods on the test benches of WLTP and in real traffic of the RDE, to bring much more realistic results than previous tests.
But the concessions of the VDA are basically nothing more than the announcement of wanting to keep coming legal requirements. No concessions, simple acceptance by law.
Interestingly was Wissmann announcement carmaker wanted future grant inspectors insights into the inner sanctum: the software. “The German automotive industry supports a reform of the type-approval procedure. The manufacturers have to make their software concepts for exhaust aftertreatment the approval authorities accessible to” the VDA president announced.
However, this is just a reaction to the thrust of the policy. Federal Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) had already announced as a consequence of the gas scandal, trying to tighten licensing requirements for the automotive industry. “Disclosure of the engine software and state test benches for the post will be part of a comprehensive package of measures,” said Dobrindt.
VDA President warns against “overreaction” because exhaust affair
the carmaker had wanted to prevent that far. Those who know the software for motor control, get a comprehensive insight into the technical heart of an automobile, so that the DNA of the corresponding model is open.
The carmaker will – of necessity – not only accept, but also new control mechanisms. “It is conceivable that the test personnel is replaced more frequently. This ties between corporations and auditors can not easily occur,” Wissmann said.
However, makes the VDA president immediately limitations. It could not be to disclose all codes. “This is too complicated, which would lengthen the approval process for new models endlessly,” Wissmann said.
The fact that the VW developers had camouflaged the codes of their cheating software is, however, occupied. Moreover Wissmann warned against “overreacting” in view of the exhaust affair. “We had in test procedures a barn big gray area that needs to be stopped. But that should not lead to over-regulation.”
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