No delay to vehicle emissions standards
Last updated on
10/09/2009 12:17 p.m.
28 August 2009
Transport Minister Steven Joyce has announced that after careful consideration, the government has decided the requirements for used diesel vehicles to meet minimum emissions standards set out in the 2007 Vehicle Exhaust Emissions Rule (Emissions Rule) will not be delayed.
From January 2010, used diesel vehicles will need to meet a standard known as Japan 05 for harmful exhaust emissions. Used vehicle importers had called for the implementation of this standard to be delayed to improve flagging sales.
Read Transport Minister Steven Joyce's media release on the beehive website here