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EPA Chief Vows “Aggressive” Action on Auto Company Cheating
Administrator Scott Pruitt tells Reuters the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will deal “very aggressively” with any company that cheats on emission rules, as Volkswagen AG did.
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Administrator Scott Pruitt tells Reuters the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will deal “very aggressively” with any company that cheats on emission rules, as Volkswagen AG did.
Pruitt says such cheating was “very, very troublesome.” VW admitted its guilt and has agreed to spend some $16.5 billion on fines, environmental restitution and customer payments in the U.S.
Pruitt also hints that a similar fate may await Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV. EPA and the U.S. Dept. of Justice are investigating whether FCA deliberately rigged some of its diesel-powered vehicles in the U.S. to evade emission standards. Pruitt tells Reuters he is aware of emails and other communications indicating FCA made a “strategic and intentional” effort to circumvent pollution limits.
Reuters reported in May that investigators had obtained documents written in Italian that raise “significant questions” about FCA’s behavior.
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