4. Summary of Company Fleet Average NOx Emission Performance for the 2005 Model Year

Table 3 presents a summary of the companies that submitted a fleet average NOx report for the 2005 model year in accordance with the requirements of the Regulations, including the vehicle divisions and the number of test groups7 covered by the company reports.

Table 3: Scope of Company Reports
Company Divisions Number of Test Groups
BMW Canada Inc. BMW, Mini, Rolls-Royce 14
Daimler-Chrysler Canada Inc. Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep 29
Ferrari North America, Inc. Ferrari 2
Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited Ford, Lincoln, Mercury 40
General Motors of Canada Limited Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Chevy Trucks, GMC, Hummer, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn 43
Honda Canada Inc. Acura, Honda 16
Hyundai Auto Canada Hyundai 12
Jaguar Canada Jaguar 7
Kia Canada Inc. Kia 9
Land Rover Canada Land Rover 3
Maserati North America, Inc. Maserati 1
Mazda Canada Inc. Mazda 17
Mercedes-Benz Canada Inc. Mercedes, Smart 13
Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada Inc. Mitsubishi 10
Nissan Canada Inc. Infiniti, Nissan 17
Porsche Cars Canada Ltd. Porsche 9
Subaru Canada, Inc. Subaru 5
Suzuki Canada Inc. Suzuki 5
Toyota Canada Inc. Lexus, Toyota 22
Volkswagen Canada Inc. Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini, Volkswagen 23
Volvo Cars of Canada Ltd. Volvo 5
Total 302

A total of twenty-one companies submitted reports covering 2005 model year vehicles in 302 test groups.

Tables 4 and 5 summarize the total number of vehicles and average NOx values for each company's fleets of LDV/LLDT and HLDT/MDPV, respectively.

Table 4: Summary of Company Average NOx Values for the LDV/LLDT Fleet
Fleet Average NOx Standard = 0.19 grams/mile
Maximum NOx = 0.6 grams/mile (Bin 10)
Company Total Number
of Vehicles
Average
NOxValue
(grams/mile)
BMW Canada Inc. 14 433 0.21565
Daimler-Chrysler Canada Inc. 189 285 0.120658
Ferrari North America, Inc. 120 0.112
Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited 133 052 0.126425
General Motors of Canada Limited 353 914 0.143400
Honda Canada Inc. 146 028 0.180628
Hyundai Auto Canada 54 193 0.17681
Jaguar Canada 1 387 0.1450
Kia Canada Inc. 30 151 0.087445
Land Rover Canada 280 0.0700
Maserati North America, Inc. 100 0.300
Mazda Canada Inc. 69 414 0.10741
Mercedes-Benz Canada Inc. 12 776 0.27455
Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada Inc. 8 237 0.1919
Nissan Canada Inc. 81 486 0.099825
Porsche Cars Canada Ltd. 854 0.196
Subaru Canada, Inc. 18 501 0.10269
Suzuki Canada Inc. 5 864 0.1834
Toyota Canada Inc. 192 711 0.138507
Volkswagen Canada Inc. 24 155 0.38667
Volvo Cars of Canada Ltd. 12 385 0.084931

Note: Fleet average NOx values are rounded to the same number of significant figures that are contained in the total number of vehicles in the fleet.

Table 5: Summary of Company Average NOx Values for the HLDT/MDPV Fleet
Fleet Average NOx Standard = 0.43 grams/mile
Maximum NOx = 0.9 grams/mile (Bin 11)
Company Total Number
of Vehicles
Average
NOxValue
(grams/mile)
BMW Canada Inc. 2 659 0.3926
Daimler-Chrysler Canada Inc. 44 123 0.34976
Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited 44 212 0.34112
General Motors of Canada Limited 62 471 0.33400
Land Rover Canada 934 0.295
Mercedes-Benz Canada Inc. 1 258 0.2665
Nissan Canada Inc. 1 774 0.2104
Porsche Cars Canada Ltd. 856 0.257
Toyota Canada Inc. 5 012 0.2042
Volkswagen Canada Inc. 702 0.310

Note: Fleet average NOx values are rounded to the same number of significant figures that are contained in the total number of vehicles in the fleet.

The company average NOx values ranged from 0.0700 grams/mile to 0.38667 grams/mile for the fleet of LDV/LLDT and 0.2042 grams/mile to 0.3926 grams/mile for the fleet of HLDT/MDPV. The calculated average NOx values for six of the twenty-one companies LDV/LLDT fleet are above the average NOx standard of 0.19 grams/mile. All average NOx values reported for the fleet of HLDT/MDPV are below the average NOx standard of 0.43 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:

  1. Fleet contains a very limited number of vehicles. The 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 NOxstandard of 0.07 grams/mile in 2007. In Canada, there is no such provision. However, a company can elect to exclude EPA certified vehicles that are sold concurrently in both countries from the mandatory fleet average standard in Canada.

  2. 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 non-methane organic gases (NMOG), carbon monoxide (CO) and carbon dioxide (CO2) relative to comparable gasoline-fuelled vehicles.

  3. Average NOxvalue of only one of the fleets (LDV/LLDT or HLDT/MDPV) is above the average NOx standard. A company can average values from the LDV/LLDT and HLDT/MDPV fleets to satisfy the requirements of the average NOx emission program in Canada.

  4. A company obtained NOx emission credits by achieving better than average NOx values in previous model years. A company can carry forward NOx emission credits to offset a deficit in a subsequent model year.

Ferrari North America Inc., Maserati North America Inc., Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada Inc. and Volkswagen Canada Inc. elected to exclude their group of vehicles 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 2005 model year vehicles. As all of their groups of vehicles satisfy the applicable restrictions and none of the companies reported credits, fleet average NOx values for these companies were reported in this section for information purposes only, but do not generate emission credits/deficits in section 4.3 of this document.

Table 6 summarizes the emission credits/deficits obtained by each company for the 2005 model year. Companies that elected to exclude their group of vehicles from compliance with the fleet average NOx standard, including the calculation of credits, or that did not report vehicles for a particular fleet are assigned "0" credits/deficits.

Table 6: Emission Credits/Deficits for the 2005 Model Year (vehicle-grams/mile)
Company LDV/LLDT HLDT/MDPV Total
MY 2005
Credits
BMW Canada Inc. -370 99 -271
Daimler-Chrysler Canada Inc. 13 125 3 540 16 665
Ferrari North America, Inc. 01 02 01
Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited 8 459 3 930 12 389
General Motors of Canada Limited 16 492 5 997 22 489
Honda Canada Inc. 1 369 02 1 369
Hyundai Auto Canada 715 02 715
Jaguar Canada 62 02 62
Kia Canada Inc. 3 092 02 3 092
Land Rover Canada 34 126 160
Maserati North America, Inc. 01 02 01
Mazda Canada Inc. 5 733 02 5 733
Mercedes-Benz Canada Inc. -1 080 206 -874
Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada Inc. 01 02 01
Nissan Canada Inc. 7 348 390 7 738
Porsche Cars Canada Ltd. -5 148 143
Subaru Canada, Inc. 1 615 02 1 615
Suzuki Canada Inc. 39 02 39
Toyota Canada Inc. 9 923 1 132 11 055
Volkswagen Canada Inc. 01 01 01
Volvo Cars of Canada Ltd. 1 301 02 1 301
Total 67 852 15 568 83 420

Notes:
A negative sign (-) indicates a deficit.
NOx emission credits/deficits are rounded to the nearest whole number.

1 The company elected to exclude its group of vehicles from compliance with the fleet average NOx standard and/or did not report credits.
2 The company's fleet did not have any vehicles for the applicable class.

A total of 83 420 credits were obtained for the 2005 model year. Two companies incurred an overall deficit with respect to their combined 2005 model year fleets.

Table 7 shows all activities relating to credits for the 2005 model year.

Table 7: End of Model Year Emission Credits/Deficits Balance (vehicle-grams/mile)
Company

Initial

Balance

Total
2005 MY
Credits
New
Balance

Credits

Trans-

ferred

End of
Model Year
Balance
BMW Canada Inc. 1 236 -271 965 0 965
Daimler-Chrysler Canada Inc. 22 763 16 665 39 428 -350 39 078
Ferrari North America, Inc. 01 01 0 0 0
Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited 12 213 12 389 24 602 0 24 602
General Motors of Canada Limited 31 131 22 489 53 620 0 53 620
Honda Canada Inc. 6 532 1 369 7 901 0 7 901
Hyundai Auto Canada 819 715 1 534 0 1 534
Jaguar Canada 24 62 86 0 86
Kia Canada Inc. 343 3 092 3 435 0 3 435
Land Rover Canada 01 160 160 0 160
Maserati North America, Inc. 01 01 0 0 0
Mazda Canada Inc. 6 354 5 733 12 087 0 12 087
Mercedes-Benz Canada Inc. 573 -874 -301 350 49
Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada Inc. 01 01 0 0 0
Nissan Canada Inc. 6 792 7 738 14 530 0 14 530
Porsche Cars Canada Ltd. 268 143 411 0 411
Subaru Canada, Inc. 217 1 615 1 832 0 1 832
Suzuki Canada Inc. 851 39 890 0 890
Toyota Canada Inc. 3 770 11 055 14 825 0 14 825
Volkswagen Canada Inc. 01 01 0 0 0
Volvo Cars of Canada Ltd. 1 531 1 301 2 832 0 2 832
Total 95 417 83 420 178 837 0 178 837

Notes:
A negative sign (
-) indicates a deficit.
1 The company elected to exclude its group of vehicles from compliance with the fleet average NOx standard and/or did not report credits
.

This is the first year that credits earned in a previous model year are available to offset a deficit incurred in a subsequent model year. As shown in the table, in 2005, a limited number of companies used credits earned in the previous model year or exchanged credits with another company to offset a deficit in the current model year. None of the companies reported a negative balance at the end of the 2005 model year.


7 A test group is the basic classification unit for the purpose of demonstrating compliance with exhaust emission standards. It comprises light-duty vehicles, light-duty trucks or medium-duty passenger vehicles having similar exhaust emission performances and that share all of the features described in section 1827, subchapter C, part 86 of the CFR.

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