Legal and Financial Consequences
, a subsidiary, will pay over $1.6 billion and plead guilty to submitting false emissions data and smuggling engines into the , affecting over 110,000 diesel engines from 2010 to 2022.
The settlement includes a $521.76 million criminal fine, a five-year probation, and approximately $1.1 billion in forfeiture, with Hino also agreeing to fund environmental remediation projects in .
Corporate Reforms and Environmental Impact
Hino admitted to falsifying emissions test data to evade state and federal standards, with the calling it the second-largest criminal fine for Clean Air Act violations.
As part of the settlement, Hino will implement a comprehensive compliance program, and fund over $150 million in projects to replace engines on ships and trains with cleaner alternatives, aiming to mitigate pollution.