Carmaker Renault to recall 15,000 vehicles in latest emissions issues twist

French car maker Renault is to recall 15,000 vehicles to check their engines. French transport minister Segolene Royal said the vehicles were being recalled before they go on sale. She told RTL radio that Renault “has committed to recalling a certain number of vehicles, 15,000 vehicles, to check them and adjust them correctly so that the filtration system works” in all temperatures. It comes a day after the car maker promised to come up with a technical plan over coming weeks to bring down harmful emissions from its vehicles.

To be fair to Renault…there are other brands that exceed the norms.

Energy Minister Segolene Royal

But the French firm’s sales director Thierry Koskas reiterated “very firmly” that “Renault did not cheat”, setting out a clear difference between its issues and those affecting its German rival, which has admitted using cheat software to fool pollution test detectors. Mr Koskas said: “We are bit using any software other (fraudulent) methods. In test conditions, we respect emissions norms. But when we are no longer in test conditions, there is indeed a difference between real conditions and control conditions, that is a fact.”