Platinum is used in jewellery, laboratory equipment, electrical contacts, dentistry, and automobile emissions control devices. (sciencedaily.com)
They also include many emissions control devices and transmission shift points. (motor.com)
As a number of regulatory bodies have launched investigations into certain automakers» use of auxiliary emissions control devices and millions of VW Automotive Group vehicles are under recall, the crisis has not made a significant dent in the sales of diesel cars in Europe, which still make up a large chunk of the entire vehicle population in Western and Eastern Europe. (autoweek.com)