Diesel cars, once largely avoided by American buyers, are getting a second look from automakers and consumers alike.
While their sales account for only a sliver of the U.S. market — less than 3 percent — industry experts say that could soon change: Gas prices remain in flux. Government regulators are pushing for higher fuel economy standards. And today's diesel cars are not the loud, smog-coughing vehicles of 30 years ago.
Volkswagen AG's U.S. diesel sales are climbing. General Motors Co. will bring a diesel version of the Cruze to the States in 2013, its first diesel car sold here in decades. Japanese carmaker Mazda Motor Corp. will debut a new diesel engine in the U.S. in 2013, although it has yet to specify on which model.
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