Hino Motors has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge relating to a long-term conspiracy to evade emissions standards, resulting in a $1.6 billion penalty.
The Environmental Protection Agency has imposed the second-largest criminal fine for Clean Air Act violations, highlighting the severity of Hino's fraudulent activities affecting over 100,000 trucks.
Hino Motors will not buy back affected vehicles but will offer voluntary repairs, aiming to mitigate pollution caused by the submitted false emissions data.
As part of its settlement, Hino is on five years of probation, banned from importing diesel engines to the U.S., reflecting escalating regulatory scrutiny of emissions violations.
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