DOJ, EPA take legal action against the California Air Resources Board
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Aly McDevitt2025-08-18T17:44:00
In 2020, German carmaker Daimler AG (now known as Mercedes-Benz Group AG) paid $1.5 billion to settle with U.S. authorities after it was accused of cheating emissions tests in 250,000 Mercedes-Benz diesel vehicles. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Resources Board (CARB) found illegal software in the cars following the Volkswagen scandal, and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) supported the case.
Today, the issue isn’t emissions cheating. It’s about CARB’s legal authority. And now, the carmaker is on the other side of the fight.
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