European Car Wars

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Introduction

Deeper into the FrGermanysMercedes B

Consequences of the c

References


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On June 12, France blocked the sales of Mercedes-Benz A

and CLA models on their territory.

It is a technical dispute, but it is an early encounter become a trade war within Europessingle market.

The official reason for the sales ban was that the three af

models are still using the R134a refrigerant for their a

systems.

R134a is a substance that has been banned by the EU o

approved for sale since the beginning of 2013 (cars th

certified earlier have until 2017 to comply).


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Sales of thousands of the most prestigious Mercedes c

halted in France since Paris last month refused to allow t

of four new models(4000- 5,000 deliveries had been h

orders were down 20 per cent: 50 per cent of membannum).

The issue got escalated when the government invoked an

procedure,allowing it to act unilaterally to prevent a serio

safety, the environment or public health.

Normally, under the rules in the European single marke

one nationsbody would be recognized across the EU.

This is a threat to Germanyshuge car making company a

competitors from France and Italy.


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Officials in Brussels said that they were consulting with Be

on the issue and would bring the two sides together in Sepbid to resolve it.

The dispute has highlighted the marked contrast between

the car industry in the two countries.

EU currently has 28 states, of which 27 don't have a single the A-Class, B-Class and CLA models being sold.

The R134a coolant is a global-warming gas that's about 14

potent than carbon dioxide.


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France might escalate the issue because it is not happy

efforts to stop tighter rules on exhaust emissions for new c

European directives have brought average levels of exh

down by about a fifth in the decade to 2012, to 132 gram

per kilometer (95 grams still being in due to be reduced fro

However, the German car makers tend average aroun

dragged up by the big models of Mercedes, BMW an

generates most of Volkswagensprofits).

The new chemical replacement is a product from DuPont

and for this reason it was chosen by the European U

because it significantly reduces CO2 emissions and ha

global warming potential.


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DuPont was the inventor of the ozone-depleting Freon,

Environmental Protection Agency has put Honeywell

sentence with thegreatest number of hazardous toxic was

DuPont and Honeywell refrigerant have caused the fo

working group called the Cooperative Research Progra

guidance of the International SAE (Society of Automotive E

year and features 12 other major car manufacturers besides

Daimler has left that group lately and has been backed on

both BMW and the VAG group, the three German car g

independently researching their own, CO2-based air

systems, thus dismissing the adoption of the DuPont a

chemical.


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Other European governments are reluctant to force the

fear of embarrassing Mrs Merkel ahead of the Germa

September.

France ban has sent a strong reminder to Germany that it h

the directives and decisions that have gone through due EU

Germany expects support from Hungary, Slovakia a

Republic, where many smaller German cars are assemaccession last month may also help Germany get a m

council of ministers.

German carmakers realized that they will have to yield

regulations and follow EU environmental norms.


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Aug 6th 2013, 11:21 -The Economist, UK (http://www.econ

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