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Company: Volkswagen Group of America et al.
Current Parent Company: Volkswagen
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Penalty: $1,150,000
Year: 2021
Date: September 27, 2021
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Secondary Offense: Clean Air Act and related
Violation Description: Volkswagen Group of America and other related companies agreed to pay $1.15 million in settlement of their alleged use of defeat devices resulting in excess emissions of Nitrogen Oxides. This settlement resolved the last case between the state and defendants related to the installed devices.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: New Hampshire Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: New Hampshire
HQ Country of Current Parent: Germany
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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