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Daimler AG to Pay $1.5B to Settle Emissions Cheating Probes

Associated Press

   WASHINGTON - 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 emissions cheating allegations, officials said
   Monday.

   The U.S. Department of Justice, Environmental Protection Agency and the
   California Attorney General's Office say Daimler violated environmental
   laws by using"defeat device software" to circumvent emissions testing
   and sold about 250,000 cars and vans in the U.S. with diesel engines
   that didn't comply with state and federal laws.

   The settlement, which includes civil penalties, will also require
   Daimler to fix the vehicles, officials said.

   The Stuttgart, Germany-based automaker said on Aug. 13 that it had
   agreements with the Justice Department, Environmental Protection
   Agency, Customs and Border Protection, the California Air Resources
   Board and others over civil and environmental claims involving about
   250,000 diesel cars and vans.

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