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According to NPR, Hino Motors, the commercial truck brand under the Toyota group, has agreed to plead guilty to charges related to emissions cheating in the US.
Hino Motors will pay a total of $1.6 billion in penalties, including what is considered the second-largest fine ever imposed by the US Environmental Protection Agency for violations of the Clean Air Act.
This emissions cheating scandal involves over 100,000 heavy-duty diesel trucks and other diesel-powered off-road vehicles. Per NPR, these vehicles failed to meet California’s state emissions standards as well as federal ones, but Hino submitted misleading data to help them qualify for road use.
While the aforementioned vehicles are still safe to use, Hino will provide free repair services. According to NPR, Hino Motors will also not buy back any of the vehicles involved in the emissions cheating scandal.
Hino will pay criminal penalties and civil fines, spend more than $150 million to replace dirty engines in marine and rail applications with cleaner ones, and fund the development of zero-emission and hybrid trucks and buses in California.
Per NPR, these measures aim to balance out the emissions that the company caused during the cheating scandal. Hino will also be placed on probation for five years, during which it will not be allowed to import any diesel engines into the US.
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It was discovered that Hino submitted altered test data, data from improperly conducted tests, or even fake data that did not originate from any actual tests.
The California Air Resources Board stated that they found inconsistencies in the data provided by Hino and, after working with the EPA, uncovered further violations by the truck manufacturer.
Mr. Satoshi Ogiso, President and CEO of Hino Motors, expressed his apologies for the inconvenience caused to customers and stakeholders.
“To prevent recurrence in the future, Hino has implemented company-wide reforms, including internal culture, supervision, and compliance activities,” shared Mr. Satoshi Ogiso.
California is the only US state that can implement and enforce stricter emissions standards than those of the federal government. Being a large automotive market, California’s regulations have a profound impact on the US automotive industry.
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