https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mercede...-billion-fine/
Fiat/Chrysler é a próxima.
A Mercedes já tinha sido condenada na Alemanha pelo mesmo.
É só para lembrar que a lista de construtores automóveis que prefere mentir ao público e enganar os seus consumidores não deve incluir apenas o grupo VAG, mas também a Mercedes. A vergonha deve ser partilhada.
Automaker Daimler AG and subsidiary Mercedes-Benz USA have agreed to pay $1.5 billion to the U.S. government and California state regulators to resolve allegations they cheated on emissions tests, officials said Monday.
The U.S. Department of Justice, Environmental Protection Agency and the California attorney general's office said Daimler violated environmental laws by using so-called "defeat device software" to circumvent emissions testing. In doing so, the companies sold roughly 250,000 cars and vans between 2009 and 2016 with diesel engines that didn't meet state and federal standards.
The settlement, which includes civil penalties and still awaits court approval in Washington, will require Daimler to fix the already sold vehicles.
Daimler AG must repair at least 85% of the affected cars within two years and at least 85% of the affected vans within three years, justice department officials said. The company must also offer extended warranties to drivers on certain vehicle parts and conduct emissions tests on the repaired vehicles each year for the next five years.
"By requiring Daimler to pay a steep penalty, fix its vehicles free of charge, and offset the pollution they caused, today's settlement again demonstrates our commitment to enforcing our nation's environmental laws and protecting Americans from air pollution," said Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen in a statement.
The U.S. Department of Justice, Environmental Protection Agency and the California attorney general's office said Daimler violated environmental laws by using so-called "defeat device software" to circumvent emissions testing. In doing so, the companies sold roughly 250,000 cars and vans between 2009 and 2016 with diesel engines that didn't meet state and federal standards.
The settlement, which includes civil penalties and still awaits court approval in Washington, will require Daimler to fix the already sold vehicles.
Daimler AG must repair at least 85% of the affected cars within two years and at least 85% of the affected vans within three years, justice department officials said. The company must also offer extended warranties to drivers on certain vehicle parts and conduct emissions tests on the repaired vehicles each year for the next five years.
"By requiring Daimler to pay a steep penalty, fix its vehicles free of charge, and offset the pollution they caused, today's settlement again demonstrates our commitment to enforcing our nation's environmental laws and protecting Americans from air pollution," said Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen in a statement.
A Mercedes já tinha sido condenada na Alemanha pelo mesmo.
É só para lembrar que a lista de construtores automóveis que prefere mentir ao público e enganar os seus consumidores não deve incluir apenas o grupo VAG, mas também a Mercedes. A vergonha deve ser partilhada.
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