GM powertrain boss pushes for global emissions standards

Volkswagen’s recent scandal illustrates that regulating auto emissions is a tricky job, and the differing rules in various countries only make that challenge more difficult. GM‘s global powertrain boss Dan Nicholson wants to knock down those barriers when he becomes president of the International Federation of Automotive Engineering Societies (Fisita) next year, and one of his major goals will be to unify emissions standards between the US and Europe.