The WLTP standard worries: Volkswagen fears more problems of escape

Sunday 08 July 2018 [19659005] On September 1, the new exhaust emission standards will be WLTP. This poses enormous problems for the VW group. The automaker is not lagging in the certification of various models – to the detriment of employees.

The automaker Volkswagen is waiting because of the new test of emissions with a period of drought even longer than previously known. "This subject will occupy us a few months until we resume a normal style of driving in the factories," writes Herbert Diess, the director general of factories

Charts

Due to the WLTP standard on VW exhaust gas retains in the factory mother Wolfsburg days after the start of the factory holidays the tapes, because the group with the certification of different model variants is not so fast behind. "The colleagues from the technical development and production departments are working very hard to control the effects," continues the letter from the CEO

Bernd Osterloh, director of the company committee, also turned to the world work. "After the summer, we are entering a period of uncertainty," he wrote before the weekend. During the planned closing days in production, the company committee had to be able to fairly distribute the burden of the employees against the resistance of the management of the company. "But it is predictable, unfortunately, that WLTP problems will accompany us beyond the third quarter."

VW is also concerned about the tariff dispute between the United States and the EU. President Donald Trump has threatened car manufacturers and European suppliers with 20% tariffs and is currently reviewing the measures taken by the US Department of Commerce. "Only the US protective tariffs discussed could lead to losses of several billion for German builders," wrote Diess

Climate Protection against Jobs

The boss of VW had with Dieter Zetsche, boss of Daimler, Harald Krüger and Conti CEO Elmar Degenhart recently suggested to the US ambbadador whether a removal of European import duties on Trump American cars could be more balanced. [1965] In addition,

Osterloh also referred to probably more severe future rules. Carbon dioxide (CO2). The EU wants to further reduce the CO2 emissions of cars after 2021. "Some of the major politicians advocate stricter regulations that jeopardize the automotive industry and its jobs," writes Osterloh. Workers would indeed be in favor of climate protection. "But we do not lose sight of jobs and we will position ourselves clearly in the face of these irresponsible demands."

Automakers already have problems, by 2021 the limit applicable to 95 grams of CO2 per kilometer traveled on average new vehicles sold create. If they violate the guidelines, billions of penalties are threatened. The European Commission's proposals stipulate that CO2 emissions from new cars in 2030 should still be 30% lower than those from 2021. That's too much for the Acea industrial badociation: it estimates that "it's a good thing. a 20% reduction in cars is achievable – below the condition that alternative propulsion sells better.

Source: n-tv.de