u.k. has one of their largest export markets but elsewhere in the e.u. the picture isn t as bleak. almost twelve million cars were sold by september up three point seven percent over the previous year. whereas in the u.s. calls will slip by almost three percent. car manufacturers delivered most of their new vehicles to chinese addresses while india s car market continued to grow netting almost eight percent growth. in europe most customers are choosing traditional gas powered cars diesel motors are steen on more and more car lots following the diesel gate scandal and talk of possible driving bans and then possible end of diesel subsidies. and i will have a full fifteen minutes of business for you next hour thank you ben a court in turkey has released a turkish german journalist pending trial for terrorism michelle tillis case says test at the already strained relations between berlin and to lou was arrested
not taking any chances though businesses are coming up with contingency plans to leave the region. from spain to germany now where after the infamous diesel gate scandal to ruin the reputation of diesel motors car makers here are offering cash incentives for people to get rid of their diesel vehicles and buy cleaner new cars for less it sounds like a good idea there is also great for the environment but critics say we re forgetting something. another opal bites the dust. on average an opel is on the road for eighteen years before it scrapped other makes of cars even more robust. but car manufacturers in germany are offering cash incentives to people who want to scrap the old diesels and buy new cars that pollute less there are more than six million candidates for this special treatment.
since the eisenhower administration. and cheaper japanese diesel motors run them. american autoparts companies are exploring the cuba potential. there is a lot of things for us to do to do business. we are trying to see what is going on and how it will develop and hopefully after the change happens we ll go with it. reporter: and the demand with the american collectors. these franken stien cars are a segment that interest many especially with a long history. they have been kept running fest plus year. and they are not the original but a great story to tell. opponents of the stronger ties