MEPs wary of emissions 'shopping' by car makers

The role of Luxembourg and Malta in approving cars appears to be far smaller than the European Commission had assumed in its proposal for a reform of the system, according to an investigation by EUobserver.

However, some MEPs say that new data compiled by this website shows that car manufacturers are “shopping around” in their quest for the needed approval from a national authority, as feared by those investigating the Dieselgate scandal.

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