WASHINGTON — The U.S. Unit of Stellantide will pay $5.6 million to solve a California investigating violations of air quality regulations, the state announced Thursday.
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) said the 30,600 vehicles involved in the settlement include 2012-2018 model year Ram 1500, Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango vehicles that were equipped with 5.7 gasoline engines. L and failed to meet certification emission standards.
The automaker will pay a civil penalty of $2.8 million and $2.8 million to bring more electric school buses to schools in the South Coast Airshed. CARB said Stellantis cooperated with the investigation of the emissions issue discovered during state testing.
“This case is a perfect example of why CARB’s compliance testing is so important to protecting the state’s air quality and public health,” said CARB Chief Executive Officer Steven Cliff.
Stellantis said Thursday: “While we accept responsibility, this does not reflect our strategy for the future,” noting that it was working to introduce 25 US electric vehicles by 2030.
In another emissions investigation, the subsidiary in June pleaded guilty to criminal conspiracy and agreed to pay approximately $300 million as part of a plea deal to solve a ministry diesel emissions fraud investigation. American Justice.
The Department of Justice said the Stellantis unit installed deceptive software features to avoid regulatory scrutiny and fraudulently help diesel vehicles meet required emissions standards.
Stellantis had already paid a $311 million civil penalty and paid more than $183 million in compensation to more than 63,000 people in a diesel class action lawsuit.
This is the automaker’s second settlement with California in the past four years.
In 2019, CARB reached a settlement with the company, then known as Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, or FCA, over allegations that it used “defeat device software” to circumvent emissions testing on more than 100,000 diesel vehicles nationwide.
California received more than $78 million of the $500 million settlement.
FCA merged with French automaker Peugeot PSA in 2021 to form Stellantis.
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