The EPA is taking a closer look at every diesel sold in the U.S.
Mercedes-Benz has delayed the C300d's market launch in the wake of the
Dieselgate scandal. The diesel-powered C-Class was scheduled to go on
sale earlier this year but it hasn't arrived on dealer lots yet. The
Stuttgart-based company explains that the delay is caused by the EPA,
which is taking a closer look at every diesel-powered model to ensure
that none are equipped with an illegal defeat device. Mercedes-Benz
spokesman Rob Moran told industry trade journal Automotive News that we
should see the C300d arrive in the United States halfway through next
year but nothing is set in stone yet. The diesel-powered GLC that was
set to go on sale before the end of the year has also been delayed,
though executives haven't revealed when it's now scheduled to arrive.
Mercedes stresses that the delay is simply the result of a routine
check, not an implication that its diesel-powered models are equipped
with illegal software. Other carmakers -- including arch rival BMW --
are facing the same delay for the same reason. Moran affirmed that
Mercedes isn't about to give up on diesel technology in the United
States. The 2017 variant of the GLE300d will go on sale before the end
of the year, and the company's oil-burning lineup will grow with the
addition of a new variant dubbed GLS350d.
The EPA is taking a closer look at every diesel sold in the U.S.
Mercedes-Benz has delayed the C300d's market launch in the wake of the
Dieselgate scandal. The diesel-powered C-Class was scheduled to go on
sale earlier this year but it hasn't arrived on dealer lots yet. The
Stuttgart-based company explains that the delay is caused by the EPA,
which is taking a closer look at every diesel-powered model to ensure
that none are equipped with an illegal defeat device. Mercedes-Benz
spokesman Rob Moran told industry trade journal Automotive News that we
should see the C300d arrive in the United States halfway through next
year but nothing is set in stone yet. The diesel-powered GLC that was
set to go on sale before the end of the year has also been delayed,
though executives haven't revealed when it's now scheduled to arrive.
Mercedes stresses that the delay is simply the result of a routine
check, not an implication that its diesel-powered models are equipped
with illegal software. Other carmakers -- including arch rival BMW --
are facing the same delay for the same reason. Moran affirmed that
Mercedes isn't about to give up on diesel technology in the United
States. The 2017 variant of the GLE300d will go on sale before the end
of the year, and the company's oil-burning lineup will grow with the
addition of a new variant dubbed GLS350d.