(CNN) Mercedes-Benz's parent company, Daimler AG, has agreed to pay $1.5 billion in penalties and settlements to US and California state regulators in order to resolve allegations that its vehicles were rigged to cheat on diesel emissions tests. This penalty is larger than both the 2017 Volkswagen penalty and the 2019 Fiat Chrysler penalty," EPA administrator Andrew Wheeler said. Daimler's DMLRY Engineers at the Environmental Protection Agency said they had found that the software invehicles included software designed to cheat on emission tests. The company agreed to an $875 million settlement with the EPA, the Department of Justice and the California Air Resources Board. The total cost of the settlement is estimated by the agencies and Daimler to be about $1.5 billion.

Source: CNN September 14, 2020 22:18 UTC