Last week, Volkswagen (VW), the biggest European car maker, was engulfed in a scandal for using a hidden software to deceive American regulators when measuring emissions from its diesel-engine cars. Tests in Europe also appear to have been manipulated. As a result, the future of diesel cars, and the outlook for platinum demand, might be at risk.
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