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Fleet Average NOx Emission Performance of 2004 Model Year Light-Duty Vehicles, Light-Duty Trucks and Medium-Duty Passenger Vehicles
4. Summary of Company Fleet Average NOx Emission Performance
- 4.1 Scope of Company Reports
- 4.2 Company Fleet Average NOx Values for the 2004 Model Year
- 4.3 Emission Credits/Deficits for the 2004 Model Year
- 4.4 End of Model Year Balance of Emission Credits/Deficits
4.1 Scope of Company Reports
Table 3 presents a summary of the companies that submitted a fleet average NOx report for the 2004 model year in accordance with the requirements of the Regulations, including the vehicle divisions and the number of tests groups7 covered by the company reports.
Company | Divisions | Number of Test Groups |
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BMW Canada Inc. | BMW, Mini, Rolls-Royce | 15 |
Daimler-Chrysler Canada Inc. | Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep | 26 |
Ferrari North America, Inc. | Ferrari | 2 |
Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited | Ford, Lincoln, Mercury | 48 |
General Motors of Canada Limited | Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Chevy Trucks, GMC, Hummer, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn | 46 |
Honda Canada Inc. | Acura, Honda | 18 |
Hyundai Auto Canada | Hyundai | 10 |
Jaguar Canada | Jaguar | 6 |
Kia Motors Canada Inc. | Kia | 8 |
Land Rover Canada | Land Rover | 2 |
Maserati North America, Inc. | Maserati | 1 |
Mazda Canada Inc. | Mazda | 18 |
Mercedes-Benz Canada Inc. | Mercedes | 12 |
Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada Inc. | Mitsubishi | 11 |
Nissan Canada Inc. | Infiniti, Nissan | 17 |
Porsche Cars Canada Ltd. | Porsche | 8 |
Subaru Canada, Inc. | Subaru | 8 |
Suzuki Canada Inc. | Suzuki | 5 |
Toyota Canada Inc. | Lexus, Toyota | 21 |
Volkswagen Canada Inc. | Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini, Volkswagen | 21 |
Volvo Cars of Canada Ltd. | Volvo | 7 |
Total | 310 |
A total of twenty-one companies submitted reports covering 2004 model year vehicles in 310 test groups.
4.2 Company Fleet Average NOx Values for the 2004 Model Year
Tables 4 and 5 summarize the total number of vehicles and average NOx values for each company's fleets of LDV/LLDT and HLDT/Medium-duty passenger vehicles">MDPV, respectively.
Company | Total Number of Vehicles | Average NOx Value (grams/mile) |
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BMW Canada Inc. | 17,423 | 0.20068 |
Daimler-Chrysler Canada Inc. | 145,116 | 0.186912 |
Ferrari North America, Inc. | 95 | 0.30 |
Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited | 96,611 | 0.21258 |
General Motors of Canada Limited | 304,495 | 0.186855 |
Honda Canada Inc. | 129,063 | 0.199389 |
Hyundai Auto Canada | 58,716 | 0.23606 |
Jaguar Canada | 2,028 | 0.2383 |
Kia Motors Canada Inc. | 24,342 | 0.23589 |
Land Rover Canada | 540 | 0.200 |
Maserati North America, Inc. | 52 | 0.30 |
Mazda Canada Inc. | 70,509 | 0.15989 |
Mercedes-Benz Canada Inc. | 8,080 | 0.1686 |
Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada Inc. | 9,839 | 0.2498 |
Nissan Canada Inc. | 64,426 | 0.15932 |
Porsche Cars Canada Ltd. | 799 | 0.229 |
Subaru Canada, Inc. | 17,896 | 0.23787 |
Suzuki Canada Inc. | 12,342 | 0.18103 |
Toyota Canada Inc. | 163,171 | 0.226898 |
Volkswagen Canada Inc. | 36,707 | 0.32947 |
Volvo Cars of Canada Ltd. | 14,872 | 0.14703 |
Company | Total Number of Vehicles | Average NOx Value (grams/mile) |
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BMW Canada Inc. | 2,809 | 0.3959 |
Daimler-Chrysler Canada Inc. | 41,527 | 0.20230 |
Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited | 53,776 | 0.37012 |
General Motors of Canada Limited | 67,549 | 0.35377 |
Mercedes-Benz Canada Inc. | 1,220 | 0.6000 |
Nissan Canada Inc. | 3,044 | 0.2180 |
Porsche Cars Canada Ltd. | 1,357 | 0.3447 |
Volkswagen Canada Inc. | 2,315 | 0.3097 |
Although the Regulations came in effect on January 1, 2004, the Regulations give companies the option of including all of their 2004 model year vehicles, including those manufactured before January 1, 2004, in the fleet average calculations or only those manufactured after January 1, 2004. All companies elected to report on the basis of all of their 2004 model year vehicles. In addition, Land Rover Canada, Toyota Canada Inc. and Volkswagen Canada Inc. reported vehicles for a limited number of heavy light-duty trucks (HLDT) test groups certified to Tier 1 standards. This is consistent with U.S. EPA Tier 2 provisions for heavy light-duty trucks of the 2004 model year whose model year commenced before December 21, 2003. These vehicles are not included in the fleet average value calculations for the 2004 model year.
The company average NOx values ranged from 0.14703 grams/mile to 0.32947 grams/mile for LDV/LLDT and 0.20230 grams/mile to 0.6000 grams/mile for HLDT/Medium-duty passenger vehicles">MDPV. The calculated average NOx values for three of the twenty-one companies LDV/LLDT fleet are above the average NOx standard of 0.25 grams/mile. One company also reported an average NOx value for HLDT/Medium-duty passenger vehicles">MDPV fleet above the average NOx standard of 0.53 grams/mile. Average NOx values above the applicable average NOx standard for a given fleet are generally attributed to one or more of the following reasons:
- Fleet contains a very limited number of vehicles. The U.S. EPA exempts "small-volume" manufacturers from the requirements of the fleet average NOx program during the phase-in period. For example, a "small-volume" manufacturer's fleet of light-duty vehicles and light light-duty trucks is subject to a fleet average NOx standard of 0.3 grams/mile for 2004-2006, and then subject to a fleet average NOx standard of 0.07 grams/mile in 2007. In Canada, there is no such provision. A company can, however, elect to exclude U.S. certified vehicles that are sold concurrently in both countries from the mandatory fleet average standard in Canada.
- Fleet includes a substantial number of diesel-fuelled vehicles. It is recognized that achieving low NOx levels, particularly pending the availability of low sulphur diesel in 2006 that will enable the use of sophisticated emission control technologies, represents a greater technical challenge for diesel-fuelled vehicles. Diesel engines, however, typically produce lower emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), carbon monoxide (CO) and carbon dioxide (CO2) relative to comparable gasoline-fuelled vehicles.
- Average NOx value of only one of the fleet is above the average NOx standard. A company can average values from the LDV/LLDT and HLDT/Medium-duty passenger vehicles">MDPV fleets to satisfy the requirements of the average NOx emission program in Canada.
Ferrari North America Inc., Land Rover Canada, Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada Inc., Maserati North America Inc. and Volkswagen Canada Inc. elected to exclude their group of vehicles that were sold concurrently in Canada and the U.S. from compliance with the fleet average NOx standard, which effectively applies to their entire fleets of the 2004 model year vehicles. As all of their group of vehicles satisfy the applicable restrictions, fleet average NOx values from those companies were reported in this section for information purposes only, but do not generate any emission credits/deficits in Section 4.3.
4.3 Emission Credits/Deficits for the 2004 Model Year
Table 6 summarizes the emission credits earned by each company for the 2004 model year. Companies that elected to exclude their group of vehicles from compliance with the fleet average NOx standard or that did not report vehicles for a particular fleet are assigned "0" credits/deficits.
Company | LDV/LLDT | HLDT/Medium-duty passenger vehicles">MDPV | Total 2004 MY Credits |
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BMW Canada Inc. | 859 | 377 | 1,236 |
Daimler-Chrysler Canada Inc. | 9,155 | 13,608 | 22,763 |
Ferrari North America, Inc. | 01 | 02 | 01 |
Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited | 3,615 | 8,598 | 12,213 |
General Motors of Canada Limited | 19,227 | 11,904 | 31,131 |
Honda Canada Inc. | 6,532 | 02 | 6,532 |
Hyundai Auto Canada | 818 | 02 | 818 |
Jaguar Canada | 24 | 02 | 24 |
Kia Motors Canada Inc. | 343 | 02 | 343 |
Land Rover Canada | 01 | 02 | 01 |
Maserati North America, Inc. | 01 | 02 | 01 |
Mazda Canada Inc. | 6,354 | 02 | 6,354 |
Mercedes-Benz Canada Inc. | 658 | -85 | 573 |
Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada Inc. | 01 | 02 | 01 |
Nissan Canada Inc. | 5,842 | 950 | 6,792 |
Porsche Cars Canada Ltd. | 17 | 251 | 268 |
Subaru Canada, Inc. | 217 | 02 | 217 |
Suzuki Canada Inc. | 851 | 02 | 851 |
Toyota Canada Inc. | 3,770 | 02 | 3,770 |
Volkswagen Canada Inc. | 01 | 01 | 01 |
Volvo Cars of Canada Ltd. | 1,531 | 02 | 1,531 |
Total | 59,813 | 35,603 | 95,416 |
Notes:
- A negative "-" sign indicates a deficit.
- 1 The company elected to exclude their group of vehicles from compliance with the fleet average NOx standard.
- 2 The company's fleet did not have any vehicles for the applicable class.
A total of 95,416 credits were earned for the 2004 model year. None of the companies reported an overall deficit for the 2004 model year, although one company used credits from one of its fleet to offset a NOx emission deficit from the other fleet.
4.4 End of Model Year Balance of Emission Credits/Deficits
Table 7 shows all activity relating to credits for the 2004 model year.
Company | Initial Balance | Total 2004 MY Credits | New Balance | Credits Transferred | End of Model Year Balance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BMW Canada Inc. | 0 | 1,236 | 1,236 | 0 | 1,236 |
Daimler-Chrysler Canada Inc. | 0 | 22,763 | 22,763 | 0 | 22,763 |
Ferrari North America, Inc. | 0 | 01 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited | 0 | 12,213 | 12,213 | 0 | 12,213 |
General Motors of Canada Limited | 0 | 31,131 | 31,131 | 0 | 31,131 |
Honda Canada Inc. | 0 | 6,532 | 6,532 | 0 | 6,532 |
Hyundai Auto Canada | 0 | 818 | 818 | 0 | 818 |
Jaguar Canada | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
Kia Motors Canada Inc. | 0 | 343 | 343 | 0 | 343 |
Land Rover Canada | 0 | 01 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Maserati North America, Inc. | 0 | 01 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mazda Canada Inc. | 0 | 6,354 | 6,354 | 0 | 6,354 |
Mercedes-Benz Canada Inc. | 0 | 573 | 573 | 0 | 573 |
Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada Inc. | 0 | 01 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nissan Canada Inc. | 0 | 6,792 | 6,792 | 0 | 6,792 |
Porsche Cars Canada Ltd. | 0 | 268 | 268 | 0 | 268 |
Subaru Canada, Inc. | 0 | 217 | 217 | 0 | 217 |
Suzuki Canada Inc. | 0 | 851 | 851 | 0 | 851 |
Toyota Canada Inc. | 0 | 3,770 | 3,770 | 0 | 3,770 |
Volkswagen Canada Inc. | 0 | 01 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Volvo Cars of Canada Ltd. | 0 | 1,531 | 1,531 | 0 | 1,531 |
Total | 0 | 95,416 | 95,416 | 0 | 95,416 |
Note:
- 1 The company elected to exclude their group of vehicles from compliance with the fleet average NOx standard.
As this is the first year that the fleet averaging provisions are in effect, no credits were available from previous years to be applied to this model year. While trading of emission credits between companies was permitted, no trading was reported for the 2004 model year. Credits generated in the 2004 model year may be used to offset deficits in future years.
7 A test group is the basic classification unit for the purpose of demonstrating compliance with exhaust emission standards and comprises light-duty vehicles, light-duty trucks or medium-duty passenger vehicles having similar exhaust emission performance and that share all of the features described in section 1827, subchapter C, part 86 of the CFR.
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