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United States | Motor company agrees to plead guilty and pay over $1.6 billion to resolve emissions fraud scheme

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Hino Motors, Ltd. and U.S. subsidiaries reached criminal and civil resolutions valued at over $1.6 billion for a Clean Air Act and smuggling conspiracy involving 110,000+ non-conforming diesel engines (2010–2022). The plea includes a $521.76 million criminal fine, $1.087 billion forfeiture, probation, and a civil penalty of $525 million. Mitigation and recall programmes will offset excess emissions.

– Accurate at time of publication | January 2025

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