Mercedes-Benz Agrees to Pay $1.2 Million Civil Penalty to Settle Clean Air Act Violation
U.S. Newswire, December, 2006
To: POLITICAL EDITORS
Contact: U.S. Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs, 1- 202-514-2007
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mercedes-Benz USA and itsparent corporation, DaimlerChrysler AG (Mercedes), have agreed to pay $1.2million in civil penalties to resolve allegations that they violated the CleanAir Act by failing to promptly notify the Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) about defects in the air pollution controls installed on numerous 1998to 2006 Mercedes model vehicles, the Justice Department and the EPA announcedtoday.
The Clean Air Act requires auto manufacturers to promptly inform the EPAof defects in emission-related components so that the government can considerwhether the defect will cause emission standards to be exceeded and...
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