Mercedes-Benz to pay $150 million in Dieselgate case
Mercedes-Benz has reached an agreement with the US authorities in the amount of $149.6 million as part of the settlement of a long-standing investigation into allegations of falsification of data on diesel engine emissions. This is reported by Reuters.
According to the agreement, Mercedes-Benz will also provide $2,000 to each owner of a vehicle that has been repaired to reduce emissions. The measure will affect almost 40 thousand cars. The German manufacturer undertakes to pay a fine of $ 120 million to the US authorities, the amount of $29.6 million will be frozen — it will be reduced by $ 750 for each car that the company repairs or buys back.
Representatives of the German company said that the decision would not affect the financial situation of the manufacturer, as they had provided funds in advance to cover the costs associated with the settlement of the dispute.
In 2020, an investigation into Mercedes-Benz began in the United States after the Volkswagen diesel engine emissions scandal, known as dieselgate, which cost the company tens of billions of dollars in fines, penalties and compensation. According to local authorities, Mercedes-Benz also equipped diesel cars with software that hid the real level of pollution and underestimated emissions during state tests of cars, whereas in real-world operating conditions, emissions exceeded the norm by 30-40 times.
In 2020, Mercedes-Benz agreed to pay $2.2 billion to settle a U.S. government investigation into the falsification of diesel emissions data and claims from 250,000 car owners in the United States.
Earlier, on May 26, it was reported that 10 years after the Volkswagen diesel scandal, four former managers of the concern were found guilty, and a court in Braunschweig sentenced them to suspended and real terms.
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