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Company: Kia Motors America, Inc.
Current Parent Company: Kia Motors
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Penalty: $43,000,000
Year: 2020
Date: November 27, 2020
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: motor vehicle safety violation
Violation Description: Under a consent order relating to vehicles with Theta II engines, Kia ageed to make an upfront payment of $27 million and spend an additional $16 million on specified safety performance measures. An additional $27 million deferred penalty would become payable if specified conditions are not satisfied.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: South Korea
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: motor vehicles
Specific Industry of Current Parent: motor vehicles
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