German car manufacturers subsidize purchases of less polluting cars

According to a Volkswagen group report during the period, they removed some 210,000 diesel cars very damaging to the environment after their customers have chosen to use grants for ecological purposes. Volkswagen tries to whitewash its name after the global scandal by the trick of diesel engines to falsify emissions of poisonous gases in the atmosphere, for this reason has been sanctioned to pay multimillion fines in Europe and the United States.

In as much, Daimler, another automotive giant, manufacturer of Mercedes-Benz and Smart, said it was subsidizing some 25,000 customers, while others, like BMW , Ford and Opel, did not provide figures on

These help measures also correspond to the request that the European Commission made to Germany not to sufficiently reduce the pollution of the country. air.

Therefore, the German nation has been trying for months to balance the powers. the auto industry – on which depend thousands of jobs – and citizens more and more concerned about the impact of emissions on the environment and their health.

The German industry is facing a serious trade dispute with the United States, due to the recent decision of North American President Donald Trump to raise tariffs on car imports European.

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