The USA implicate a fine of $ 180 million in Toyota concerning polluting emissions
The Japanese giant Toyota agreed to pay a fine of $ 180 million in the United States for breaking the regulations which allow the authorities to verify the polluting emissions of ...
17/01/2023
The Japanese giant Toyota agreed to pay a fine of $ 180 million in the United States for breaking the regulations which allow the authorities to check the polluting emissions of vehicles.
Toyota and the American authorities have reached an agreement that ends the proceedings against the Japanese manufacturer.The brand has admitted its responsibility and agreed to pay a fine of $ 180 million for breaking the US regulations."The law normally obliges manufacturers to bring the potential defects and reminders to the competent authorities for the competent authorities intended to control emissions," said the US justice press release.
Over the past ten years, Toyota has voluntarily delayed significantly at least 78 times the transmission of information on a possible problem related to a component of the emission control system, details the press release.The group also failed to transmit 20 reports on voluntary reminders initiated to correct documents related to emissions.
"For a decade, Toyota systematically violated the regulations which allow the EPA (the American environmental protection agency) to verify that vehicles on the road meet the standards of federal emissions" explains Audrey Strauss, prosecutorIn New York, to our AFP colleagues.The fact that the group did not collaborate as planned with the authorities from 2005 to at least at the end of 2015 "probably delayed or avoided reminders related to emissions, and thus led to financial profits for Toyota and additional polluting emissions"She added.
A dieselgate scandal?
If the fine seems high, however, it does not reach that of $ 22 billion paid by Volkswagen in the rigged vehicle scandal.The proceedings against Toyota are however different from those involved in the dieselgate case.The German had admitted having rigged 11 million vehicles with software capable of making them appear less polluting during laboratory tests than on the roads.