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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Robert Bosch GmbH
Current Parent Company: Robert Bosch
Penalty: $25,000,000
Year: 2022
Date: November 7, 2022
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Secondary Offense: Clean Air Act and related
Mega-Scandal: Emissions Cheating
Violation Description: The California Attorney General and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced a $25 million settlement with Bosch forits role in the diesel emissions cheating scandals at Volkswagen and Fiat Chrysler.This settlement resolved allegations that Bosch participated in misconduct by, among other things, providing hardware, software, and software programming or calibration services to Volkswagen and Fiat Chrysler when it knew or should have known that these auto manufacturers were violating environmental and consumer protection laws. This settlement also resolved allegations that Bosch violated consumer protection laws through its marketing of Volkswagen and Fiat Chrysler vehicles and its own diesel components.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: California Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: California
HQ Country of Current Parent: Germany
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: automotive parts
Specific Industry of Current Parent: automotive parts
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