Daimler and Mercedes-Benz pay $1.5 billion fine
 

Cheating on emissions tests

Automaker Daimler and subsidiary Mercedes-Benz USA have agreed to pay $1.5 billion to resolve allegations they cheated on emissions tests.

The US Department of Justice, Environmental Protection Agency and the California attorney general's office said Daimler violated environmental laws by using so-called "defeat device software" to circumvent emissions testing.

The companies sold roughly 250,000 cars and vans between 2009 and 2016 with diesel engines that didn't meet state and federal standards. The settlement, which includes civil penalties and still awaits court approval in Washington, will require Daimler to fix the already sold vehicles.

Daimler AG must repair at least 85 percent of the affected cars within two years and at least 85 percent of the affected vans within three years, justice department officials said.

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