Mercedes Sprinter to be discontinued
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If the Bloomberg news is correct that would be great news but I'd certainly like to see confirmation from MB. However, there is still the problem pulling up to the diesel pump and not knowing if you are getting #2 diesel, B5 diesel or B20 diesel. Diesel pumps are not labeled like gasoline pumps which state the amount of ethanol that is in the gas. It seems to be the quality of the diesel that is causing the issues for the diesel Sprinter engines. I think this labeling issue is a large part of the problem.
Ed_Gee wrote:Andyboy1 wrote:
Do you have a link to the Bloomberg piece?
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-10/with-mercedes-exit-u-s-diesel-car-market-shrinks-even-more
Read down toward the end....., “ Daimler will continue to use diesel engines in its Sprinter commercial vehicles. “
Also read a similar comment on a Reuters piece stating that Daimler did receive US authorization to market their Sprinter Diesels.
It’s only the Mercedes Benz cars that they are putting a hold on.
