Sentences with phrase «significant diesel sales»

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Still, VW would find it hard to reach the global pinnacle without significant sales of diesels in the U.S.

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.

We're sure there's a significant amount of pent - up demand for this truck; it will be interesting to watch how this proportion shifts once pickup buyers who have been craving a diesel full - size for years have filled that spot in their fleet and it's up to the general public to sustain sales.

The planned ban on the sale of gas and diesel cars in 2040 also ignores the promise of advances in synthetic fuels, which may allow internal combustion engines to operate much cleaner in the future without significant changes in underlying technology.