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GM Sued Over Diesel Emissions
May 25th, 2017
Via: Bloomberg:
General Motors Co. was sued for allegedly putting defeat devices in trucks to beat emissions tests, making it the fifth carmaker to be accused of diesel cheating since Volkswagen AG admitted in 2015 to flouting pollution rules.
Owners and lessees of more than 705,000 GM Duramax branded diesel trucks filed a class-action lawsuit Thursday, claiming GM installed defeat devices in two models of heavy-duty trucks from 2011 to 2016. The 190-page complaint is littered with 83 references to Volkswagen, and asserts that the environmental damage caused by each truck could surpass that of the German automaker’s vehicles.
GM’s cheating allowed its trucks to pass U.S. inspections, even while they spewed emissions two to five times the legal limit under regular driving conditions, according to the complaint filed in Detroit federal court.
“These claims are baseless and we will vigorously defend ourselves,� GM said in a statement on its website. The Detroit-based company said its diesel Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups comply with all U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and California Air Resources Board emissions regulations.
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Eileen Says:
May 25th, 2017 at 6:32 pm
As the crow flies, I live about 5 miles from border between the state of Pennsylvania (PA) and Ohio. The annual vehicle inspection in PA requires a test of emissions while OH does not. If I smell exhaust from a car or truck going by while going to the mailbox or to get the newspaper it is always a vehicle from Ohio that really stinks. You can lose your license to perform auto inspections in PA if you pass a vehicle without adequate emission controls. Shame on GM. It costs a lot of money to fix an emission system when it doesn’t cut the sniff test. I even had to replace the catalytic converter on my Prius (over 300k miles). Toyota didn’t have to pay – I did. GM’s got to get a brain. Perhaps the trucks comply, but if that don’t meet the sniff test standards, I see I mighty big bill coming there way.