Volkswagen has been rocked by a diesel-emissions scandal that has shaken its executive suite and prompted investigations by governments around the world. But there is one place where the German company so far remains untouched: China, where diesel fuel is mainly for trucks only. Regulators have been silent, and Volkswagen has declined to answer questions about the China market. But so far the diesel-emissions scandal hasn’t involved any of the products Volkswagen makes with its joint-venture partners in its biggest single market. In fact, diesel passenger cars are extremely rare in China. According to IHS Automotive, China produced just 9,046 diesel cars in 2014, a paltry tally in the country where total passenger vehicle sales reached 19.7 million last year. Diesel is crucial to the Chinese economy, widely used in sectors ranging from manufacturing, agriculture, power generation to industrial transport, though diesel is currently plentiful because of the country’s […]