Despite diesel scandal, new models coming to US

Detroit

DESPITE uproar created by the diesel emissions cheating scandal at Volkswagen, Ford and General Motors (GM) are poised to offer new or revamped diesel vehicles to their American customers.

It is a bold move, since only 255 diesel cars were sold in the US market in January, compared to the 5,000 to 10,000 a month rate for most of 2015 - before the VW scandal broke.

GM sold just 1,400 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon compact pick-up trucks with small diesel engines in 2016. That represented less than one per cent of the trucks GM sold in this segment.

But even as automakers turn increasingly to electric …