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.
Company | Divisions | Number of Test Groups |
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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.
Company | Total Number of Vehicles |
Average NOxValue (grams/mile) |
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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.
Company | Total Number of Vehicles |
Average NOxValue (grams/mile) |
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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:
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.
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.
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.
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.
Company | LDV/LLDT | HLDT/MDPV | Total MY 2005 Credits |
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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.
Company | Initial Balance |
Total 2005 MY Credits |
New Balance |
Credits Trans- ferred |
End of Model Year Balance |
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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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