Hyundai, Kia pay $100M fine over mpg claims
It’s a record settlement under the Clean Air Act.
Hyundai and Kia have agreed to pay a total of $100 million to settle an investigation into its misstatement of gas mileage estimates on about 1.2 million vehicles, the government announced.
The civil penalty is the largest ever under the Clean Air Act, according to the federal Environmental Protection Agency and the Justice Department.
The fines and penalties resolve a lawsuit filed against the automakers in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., by the United States and the California Air Resources Board.
“This settlement upholds the integrity of the nation’s fuel economy and greenhouse gas programs and supports all Americans who want to save fuel costs and reduce their environmental impact,” said EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy in a statement.
The EPA said Hyundai and Kia chose favorable results rather than average results from a large number of tests, and the violations were discovered in EPA vehicle testing.
Hyundai will pay $56.8 million of the civil penalty, Kia the rest.
Source: Usatoday-Hyundai, Kia pay $100M fine over mpg claims
