during the recent visit to india volkmar denner ceo of auto components maker robert bosch admitted that the global autoindustry is going through loss of credibility crisis right now reported business line there is a loss of credibility in the auto sector and we need to regain it the statement from denner came days after the audi ceo was arrested in germany over the german carmakers emissions test cheating scandaldiesel is a big part of the bosch business but now faces severe headwinds globally thanks largely to the aftermath of the vw scandal some carmakers intent to stop producing diesel models with the green lobby quite determined to prohibit its use in large european cities advt i am a scientist by heart and there is a lot of emotion in this subject there is a loss of credibility in the auto sector and we need to regain it said dennerdenner wants to focus on proper use of technology to ensure lower nitrogen oxide emissions in diesel the newspaper reportedit was only recently when bosch announced a significant breakthrough in diesel technology companys engineers succeeded in bringing nox emissions down to just 13 milligrams of nitrogen oxide per km in road tests according to the new european rde standardeven in particularly challenging conditions including stopandgo traffic cold weather and steep gradients our technology can keep nox emissions well below future limits said denneraccording to himthe new solution will not lead to any price hike in diesel engines everything that had been fitted to boschs test vehicles to reduce emissions was close to entering production with no additional hardware components neededdiesel is a big part of the bosch business but now faces severe headwinds globally thanks largely to the aftermath of the vw scandalsome carmakers have already made known their intent to stop producing diesel models with the green lobby quite determined to prohibit its use in large european cities according to the bosch ceo it was important to focus on proper use of technology to ensure lower nitrogen oxide emissions in diesel as i already said it is an emotional issue he added clearly there is a lot of work ahead in rebuilding the case for diesel even while scientists like denner who also wear the ceos hat have no doubts about its relevance advt etauto published on jun 29 2018 at 0134 pm ist telegram facebook copy link be the first one to comment comment now comments comment now read comment 1 all comments post post find this comment offensive choose your reason below and click on the submit button this will alert our moderators to take actions reasons for reporting foul language defamatory inciting hatred against a certain community out of context spam others report join the community of 2m industry professionals subscribe to our newsletter to get latest insights analysis download etauto app get realtime updates save your favourite articles scan to download app volkmar denner auto industry diesel bosch fuel nox homenewsindustryloss of credibility in