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the next year courtesy of the Department of Transport. Manufacturers working to a 1 October deadline for the Euro-1 emission standards are likely to give the go-ahead to a DOT offer to extend the cut-off point, giving them another year to dispose of non-Euro-I-engine(' trucks. The manufacturers have spent millions of .pounds upgrading engine designs to meet the EC standards but the recession Fias left them with old stock which cost less to produce.
To make sure no manufacturer gains a commercial advantage over the rest the DOT has limited the number of pre-Euro-1 models manufacturers can sell to 50 vehicles or 10% of production. However manufacturers which met the deadline months ago might oppose any delay.
A DOT spokesman says the "small bodybuilder type of manufacturer of specialist equipment" are showing most interest in the Euro-1 extension..