I read the piece in the Sydney Morning Herald and it is interesting. One thing though is that you have to take such things with a pinch of salt. BMW are not one who have a great range of diesel powered cars, and as such, this could be case of trying to bolster their own petrol engined car sales.
Also, when there is a trend away from a particular type of car or engine, you will always get a surge to start with after which you get a settling down. This is because cars are something you do not replace annually.
It is interesting reading however.
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