Chris Bryant, Columnist

Mercedes Really Needs You to Keep Driving Diesels

Daimler's recall looks like a Band-Aid for the technology's reputation.
Photographer: Halden Krog
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It's taken a while, but Daimler AG is finally doing the right thing about diesel.

In a statement explaining its decision to recall nearly all the diesel vehicles it has sold in Europe since about 2009, the German car giant said it was making a “significant contribution to the reduction of nitrogen-oxide emissions” in European cities. I've been suggesting similar for a while.