Toyota To Pay Record $180 Million Fine For A Decade Of Clean Air Act Violations
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There is yet another auto emissions scandal bubbling up, and this time it’s on Toyota. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Manhattan announced Thursday that Toyota would pay a $180 million fine for violations of the Clean Air Act. This is the largest civil penalty ever for a violation of federal emissions-reporting requirements.
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Toyota knowingly sold vehicles with defects while doing nothing about it, the complaint says. From about 2005 to 2015, Toyota failed to report defects that hindered how its cars controlled tailpipe emissions. This violated standards meant to protect the public and environment from pollution.
Toyota has settled with the U.S. Department of Justice for $180 million over a civil lawsuit for violations of the Clean Air Act.
The DoJ said that the lawsuit against Toyota was for “systematic, longstanding violations of Clean Air Act emission-related defect reporting requirements, which require manufacturers to report potential defects and recalls affecting vehicle components designed to control emissions.”
Toyota agreed to a $180 million fine, which is the largest civil penalty for violation of EPA’s emission-reporting requirements. The fine will be recorded as after-tax charges against earnings in the fiscal year ending this March.
The Japanese carmaker had first disclosed in 2016 that it was under investigation for the delayed reports to the EPA. The settlement came almost immediately after the announcement by the U.S. Attorney Office in Manhattan that the government had filed a civil lawsuit against Toyota.
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Toyota plans to pay $180 million to settle US probe
The US Attorney s Office in Manhattan is set to announce the settlement later on Thursday, the sources said, that will include a consent decree
Reuters | January 15, 2021 | Updated 10:34 IST
Toyota Motor Corp will settle a Justice Department civil probe into its delayed filing of emissions-related defect reports for $180 million, sources briefed on the matter said.
The US Attorney s Office in Manhattan is set to announce the settlement later on Thursday, the sources said, that will include a consent decree. Toyota first disclosed in 2016 it was under investigation for the delayed reports to the Environmental Protection Agency. Toyota and the Justice Department did not immediately comment.