Carmakers risk damaging “valuable ‘Made in Germany’ label” – parliamentary transport committee chairman
Rheinische Post
Banking on the combustion engine technology in Germany would be a “dangerous obstacle to innovation for an industry that largely depends on exports to future international markets,” Cem Özdemir, Green politician and new chair of the transport committee in the German parliament, told the Rheinische Post in an interview. The people responsible for the controversial diesel fume tests on monkeys and humans “thoughtlessly risk damaging the valuable ‘Made in Germany’ label,” said Özdemir. The federal government had not reacted appropriately and thus harmed Germany’s economy and reputation, he said.
Read the interview in German here.
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