The Local Italy https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Rome to ban diesel cars from 2024 Rome will ban all diesel vehicles from driving in the city centre from 2024 to combat pollution, the mayor said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20180228/rome-ban-diesel-cars-from-2024 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 16:26:00 +0100 rome-ban-diesel-cars-from-2024 Diesel Fashion Week stunt pokes fun at knock-off artists Diesel is ditching the catwalk to masquerade as knock-off merchants this Fashion Week, purporting to be a New York fake goods store only to flog customers the real thing. https://www.thelocal.it/20180210/diesel-fashion-week-stunt-pokes-fun-at-knock-off-artists Sat, 10 Feb 2018 05:23:54 +0100 diesel-fashion-week-stunt-pokes-fun-at-knock-off-artists 650,000 cars in Italy affected in VW scandal Volkswagen's Italian unit said on Thursday that nearly 650,000 vehicles in the country were equipped with software designed to mask emissions from diesel engines. https://www.thelocal.it/20151002/650000-cars-affected-by-emissions-scandal-in-italy Fri, 02 Oct 2015 10:29:04 +0200 650000-cars-affected-by-emissions-scandal-in-italy Italian clothing chain sparks row with burqa ad An ad campaign by the Italian clothing chain, Diesel, featuring a tattooed woman wearing a burqa alongside the slogan, "I am not what I appear to be" has sparked an online storm. https://www.thelocal.it/20130918/italian-clothing-chain-sparks-row-with-burqa-ad Wed, 18 Sep 2013 14:34:00 +0200 italian-clothing-chain-sparks-row-with-burqa-ad