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Carmakers agree to diesel filter

Posted on 13 August, 2017

German carmakers have agreed to install software in 5.3 million cars to make exhaust filtering systems more effective. The software will bring down the vehicles' emissions of nitrogen oxide by 25-30 percent. A statement from German industry body Verband der Automobilindustrie (VDA) said the software updates would be free for motorists and would be just as effective in cutting nitrogen oxide levels as bans on diesel vehicles would be. The targeted diesel cars will be mainly in the Euro-5 category for car emissions and some in the Euro-6 category. Meanwhile, the manufacturers will also offer incentives for consumers to trade in diesel cars that are 10 years old or older. BMW will give a discount of up to €2,000 ($NZ 3,229.83) to drivers who exchange a Euro-4 category BMW when they buy a new diesel BMW, electric BMW or Mini.