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Company: Kubota North America Corporation
Current Parent Company: Kubota
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Penalty: $2,000,000
Year: 2024
Date: January 26, 2024
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Secondary Offense: false advertising
Violation Description: Tractor maker Kubota North America Corporation was fined $2 million as a result of a Federal Trade Commission action against the company for falsely labeling some of its replacement parts as being Made in USA.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Federal Trade Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: Japan
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: heavy equipment
Specific Industry of Current Parent: heavy equipment
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