But the affected VW diesels allegedly emit NOx at "10 to 40 times above standards".
True - it
affects only diesel engines.
But this still amounts to about 11 million cars, according to VW. [VW sold 10.1 million cars in 2014, to put this in perspective].
Let's see whether the public believe VW, or wait for an independent assessment.
Assuming customers are content to have their car 'repaired', and returned with a much lower power output, rather than demanding their money back for the cars being mis-sold. Lawsuits galore.
Quite possibly - we wait with interest.
It's difficult to find exact figures, but, as far as I can tell, < 10% of new car sales in the US are diesel. There are references to 3% of new car sales, but this may be 3% of cars, not new cars. Another article predicted breaking through 10% in 2020, which suggests < 10% at present.
Again, it's difficult to find up-to-date figures for Chevy Cruze sales, but in July-December 2013 2,979 were sold in the US and in January-June 2014 2,995 were sold - about 2% of all Cruze sales.
http://www.insidercarnews.com/chevrolet-cruze-diesel-sales-stall-out/
Remind me again, what make is your new car Andy ? :devil: