Is GM missing the Boat

mlts22 wrote:
Thanks for the info. I didn't know that VW actually had to stop selling TDIs completely. From what I recall, all VW had to do was a ECM reflash, but apparently that changed. I still see a ton of them on the road though.

They can be modified to no longer be illegal but achieving the pollution standards is still not doable with the current crop. They also have a bad name everywhere in the world as the lawsuits continue to be resolved. As well diesel particulate and general pollution standards continue to be tightened everywhere in the world. VW has also signaled they will concentrate more (a lot more) effort on playing catch up for the electric vehicle market as european cities begin to disallow diesels of any type within city limits. They have a few years of leeway but the writing is on the wall. If the EPA is disembowled in the USA there may be a temporary market for a few years but it is a relatively small market although they are looking at it as a possible dumping ground to keep the factories going until new products are developed. If you are a German speaker do some googling on the future of the diesel in europe and you'll get an idea of where things are heading in the next 10 years. Lots of infighting though and things could change quickly depending on who runs the company. Interesting times.