diesel gate scandal opener has already voluntarily retrofitted twenty three thousand vehicles the car maker was recently acquired by francis p.s.a. from its long time owners general motors. on a similar note german car maker diamond owned diesel gate scandal is costing it plenty it s lowering profit forecasts for the second time this year the maker of mercedes-benz cars says the costs of a recent recall of seven hundred seventy thousand diesels in europe means earnings will be significantly below last year s profits died enough first lowered its forecast just four months ago saying you tariffs on cars that exports to china from the united states would cut into profits. and that s part of the trump administration has shaken up transatlantic relationships to say the least it has forced europe to look for alternatives strengthening ties to asian countries but despite europe s call for action against donald trump america first policy the u.s.
in the near future if they continue to receive a positive reaction they could be a permanent replacement for plastic. how s your business now with news of more fallout from the never ending diesel gates saga and this time phil heads are rolling and some are saying finally because it said one of the companies german car maker has officially cut loose the former head of its subsidiary audi over his alleged role in the diesel gate scandal for its flagging reports that by mutual agreement suspended audi boss who is to evacuate his place on the boards of v.w. and audi effective immediately in june was jailed on charges of fraud and is cajun in connection with the emissions cheating scandal. at the same time in a bid to tackle air pollution in major cities the german government has come up with a plan it believes will avoid banning diesel cars from city centers the deal will cover so. one point four million diesel cars but the government wants car makers to
a factor of ten. diesel has been popular in germany in recent years because the fuel is cheaper than gasoline the cars are also significantly more fuel efficient. even last year more than one point three million new diesel cars were sold that compares to nearly two million gasoline powered cars that were registered. the share of diesel vehicles in new registrations has fallen since diesel gate and the value of used diesels has plummeted if they find a buyer at all. and a reminder now the top story we re following for you rescuers in indonesia are scrambling to reach survivors of friday s earthquake and tsunami at least eight hundred people are confirmed dead and authorities say the toll is likely to rise the government struggling to deal with the often month of the disaster and has appealed for international help. your show but then plenty more coming up at the top of the hour thanks for your company i see you.
investigating this tweet and it may still come back to haunt him all right but it s for us in frankfurt thanks in speeches like to now for months millions of owners of diesel cars here in germany have been concerned that they could soon be prevented from driving in city centers as off the courts ruled that cities could ban polluting diesel engines in the wake of the diesel gate scandal the german government s now working with which to make is to find a solution to the diesel crisis today a committee set to pronounce on whether one solution could be to retrofit diesel engines making them more environmentally friendly the question is does the government or the owner pick up the bill. german drivers are fuming especially the ones who drive diesels they have no idea if their cars will soon be allowed on city streets of the fifty six million cars in the country almost one third to use diesel fuel some car makers have already recalled vehicles and reduce their
live here in germany over its cheating in emissions tests involving millions of these across begins today it will examine whether the auto giant should have informed investors sooner a case that will be heard in a court headquarters of all spoke is a test case if successful it could unleash a barrage of similar claims related to the so-called diesel gate scandal. who knew what and when the decisive questions braunschweig top court has to answer in this test case did fox walk in way too long before informing shareholders about the emerging a mission s cheating scandal and is it therefore liable for substantial damages. the suit has been brought by the dick investment fund it wants two hundred million euros damages to cover its losses. but another seven thousand five hundred shareholders who lost money over the emissions scandal are lined up behind data