US EditionToyota’s truck division Hino to pay $1.6 billion as part of emissions scandal
- Hino Motors, a subsidiary of Toyota, acknowledged in 2022 that it has systematically falsified emissions data dating back to 2003 and has agreed to plead guilty to a multi-year criminal conspiracy.
- Hino Motors is required to pay a total of $1.6 billion as part of its plea agreement, including a $521.76 million criminal fine and a $525 million civil penalty.
- The company will serve a five-year probation term during which it cannot import any diesel engines into the U.S. and must implement a compliance program.
- The settlement requires approval by a U.S. court and involves false applications for engine certification approvals submitted between 2010 and 2019.
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Toyota US Truck Subsidiary Hino to Pay $1.6 Billion in Emissions Case
Toyota-owned truck manufacturer, Hino Motors, agreed to a settlement agreement with multiple U.S. agencies following fraud allegations related to emissions testing. U.S. agencies accused the company of submitting “false and fraudulent engine emission testing and fuel consumption data to regulators” as well as engaging in the “illicit smuggling of engines into the United States,” according to a Jan. 15 statement from the U.S. Department of Justic…
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Toyota's truck division Hino to pay $1.6 billion as part of emissions scandal
A Toyota division that manufactures trucks will pay more than $1.6 billion and plead guilty to violations related to the submission of false and fraudulent engine emission testing and fuel consumption data to regulators and the illicit smuggling of engines into the United States. Hino Motors, a subsidiary of the Toyota, first acknowledged in 2022 that it has systematically falsified emissions data dating back as far as 2003. That was part of a b…
Toyota's Hino unit agrees to plead guilty in $1.6 billion settlement of U.S. emissions fraud case
U.S. officials announced a $1.6 billion deal with Toyota's Hino Motors unit to settle charges it deceived regulators about the amount of emissions spewed by its diesel engines.
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