Kia and Hyundai agree $100m fine for US Clean Air Act violation

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Car makers agree sum to resolve legal claim from EPA that they understated emissions data for some 2012 and 2013 models

Kia and Hyundai will pay a record $100m penalty for selling vehicles that emit more CO2 than the South Korean automakers certified to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The historic settlement,...

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