Government鈥檚 diesel deal collapses within a week - opinion
Key elements of the German government鈥檚 diesel deal have become 鈥減ractically worthless鈥� within a week, writes Nils-Viktor Sorge in a 鈥渃hronology of failure鈥� on Spiegel Online. Many carmakers continue to reject hardware retrofits, while trade-in incentives remain vague and barely distinguishable from existing discounts, according to Sorge. Contrary to the government鈥檚 assurances, even diesel cars that comply with the recent Euro 6 norms might be affected by bans in the city of Berlin.
Berlin鈥檚 transport senator Regine G眉nther told the broadcaster rbb that 鈥渢he federal government鈥檚 useless 鈥榙iesel deals鈥� have failed on all fronts.鈥�
Read the Spiegel article in German and find the rbb article in German .
Find background in the article Germany鈥檚 鈥榟uge step鈥� to solve diesel crisis leaves NGOs unconvinced.