Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
IAV GmbH
Penalty:
$35,000,000
Year:
2018
Date:
December 18, 2018
Offense Group:
environment-related offenses
Primary Offense:
environmental violation
Violation Description:
IAV GmbH, a German company that engineers and designs automotive systems, agreed to plead guilty to one criminal felony count and pay a $35 million criminal fine as a result of the company's role in a long-running scheme for Volkswagen AG to sell diesel vehicles in the United States by using a defeat device to cheat on U.S. vehicle emissions tests required by federal law.
Level of Government:
federal
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
Justice Department Criminal Division
Civil or Criminal Case:
criminal
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