Daimler Agrees to $1.5 Billion Settlement With DOJ Over Emissions Standards
The Department of Justice and Daimler AG reached a $1.5 billion settlement related to the import and sales of vehicles that included devices used to evade emissions standards, DOJ said in a Sept. 14 news release. The settlement addresses allegations made in civil complaint that said “from 2009 to 2016, Daimler manufactured, imported, and sold more than 250,000 diesel Sprinter vans and passenger cars with undisclosed [auxiliary emission control devices (AECDs)] and defeat devices programmed into the vehicles’ complex emissions control software.”
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The company also reached a separate administrative agreement with CBP to resolve “allegations of illegally importing many of the noncompliant vehicles,” the Environmental Protection Agency said in a news release. CBP didn't comment. The case is similar to settlements with Volkswagen (see 1701110027) and Fiat Chrysler (see 1901100024) over violations of U.S. emissions requirements.