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Company: Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors
Current Parent Company: Hyundai Motor
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Penalty: $41,223,320
Year: 2016
Date: October 27, 2016
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors agreed to pay $41.2 million to settle multistate litigation alleging they misrepresented the mileage and fuel economy ratings for certain model year 2011, 2012, and 2013 vehicles.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Multistate Attorneys General Case
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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