Diesel

VW got EPA approval March 30 to fix and begin selling brand-new 2015 
 diesels stranded at dealers. By April 30, a quarter had been bought.

With multiple investigations underway, Mercedes-Benz has put efforts for 
 approval of 2017 diesel models on hold.

Registration data shows 280,000 new light-duty diesel vehicles registered 
 in 2016 with a total of 8 million on the road.

Because of the Jaguar F-Pace 20d's small engine, we wondered how the F-
 Pace would perform, so we put a few hundred miles on one to find out.

FCA announced Friday that it received regulatory approval to sell two 2017 
 diesel vehicles — the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Ram 1500.

The EPA and California Air Resources Board have approved a fix for VW's 
 325,000 oldest 2.0-liter diesel.

Gas-electric hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles also would be banned in 
 move to go fully electric.