Some of the vehicles, especially chicken buses and trucks, but no where near all of them, belch black smoke in great amount here in Guatemala, especially when starting up hills, of which their are endless.
I dont' think there is any required pollution inspecition, and it makes me think that the demands, largely from the US I think, for cars with pollution controls, have benefitted Guat. and other countries too, because the controls work well until they break, and only a few break.