MADISON, Wis.
Mercedes-Benz USA and parent company Daimler AG have agreed to pay $149.6 million to settle allegations the automaker secretly installed devices in hundreds of thousands of vehicles to pass emission tests. A coalition of 50 attorney generals announced the deal on Monday. According to the attorney generals, the automaker between 2008 and 2016 equipped more than 211,000 vehicles with devices that controlled emissions during tests but reduced those controls during normal operations. The devices enabled vehicles to exceed legal emission limits for nitrogen oxides, a pollutant that can cause respiratory illnesses and contributes to smog.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Mercedes-Benz USA and parent company Daimer AG have agreed to pay $149.6 million to settle allegations that the automaker secretly installed devices in hundreds of thousands of vehicles to pass emission tests, a coalition of attorney generals announced Monday…