A U.S. judge on Tuesday approved Daimler AG's US$1.5 billion settlement to resolve a U.S. government probe into diesel pollution from 250,000 vehicles.
FILE PHOTO: A new Daimler AG, FUSO battery-powered eCanter urban delivery truck is unveiled during a news conference in New York City, U.S. September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidWASHINGTON: A U.S. judge on Tuesday approved Daimler AG's US$1.5 billion settlement to resolve a U.S. government probe into diesel pollution from 250,000 vehicles.
The settlement, which was announced in September, includes an US$875 million civil penalty levied under the Clean Air Act and US$546 million to fix the polluting vehicles and offset excess emissions, court papers show. Daimler will also pay California US$127.5 million and separately agreed to a US$700 million settlement with diesel vehicle owners.
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