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Mercedes-Benz agrees to pay $149.6 million to settle multistate emissions allegations

admin — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 02:41:00 +0000

Mercedes-Benz. File
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Mercedes-Benz USA and parent company Daimler AG have agreed to pay $149.6 million to settle allegations that the automaker secretly installed devices in hundreds of thousands of vehicles to pass emission tests, a coalition of attorneys general announced Monday.

According to the coalition, between 2008 and 2016, the German automaker equipped more than 211,000 diesel passenger cars and vans with software devices that optimised emission controls during tests but reduced the controls during normal operations. The devices enabled vehicles to far exceed legal limits for nitrogen oxides, a pollutant that can cause respiratory illnesses and contributes to smog.

The States alleged that Mercedes installed the devices because it couldn’t reach design and performance goals, such as fuel efficiency, while complying with emissions standards. The automaker allegedly concealed the devices from state and federal regulators and the public while marketing the vehicles as “environmentally friendly” and compliant with emissions standards.

A spokesperson for the automaker had no immediate comment.

Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz USA already agreed in 2020 to pay $1.5 billion to the U.S. government and California State regulators to resolve the emissions cheating allegations.

Fifty attorney generals, including the attorney generals of the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, made up the coalition announced Monday. California was not part of the group.

The settlement calls for the automaker to pay the attorney generals $120 million, with another $29 million payment suspended and potentially waived pending completion of a consumer relief program.

That effort will extend to the roughly 40,000 vehicles with the devices that hadn’t been repaired or permanently removed from the road by August 1, 2023. The owners of those vehicles would get $2,000 per vehicle if they install approved emissions modification software and an extended warranty.

The settlement also calls for Mercedes to comply with reporting requirements and refrain from any further unfair or deceptive marketing or sale of diesel vehicles.

Volkswagen also ended up paying $2.8 billion to settle a criminal case due to emissions cheating.

Published – December 23, 2025 08:11 am IST

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Mercedes-Benz India to hike prices by up to 3% from Jan 1

admin — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 10:54:39 +0000

Different models of Mercedes-Benz cars are parked at the company’s vehicle assembly plant in Chakan, Maharashtra. File.
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German luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz on Friday (November 15, 2024) said it will hike prices of its vehicles in India by up to 3% on its entire model range in the portfolio from January 1, 2025, citing a rise in input costs, inflationary pressures and higher operational expenses.

Prices of Mercedes-Benz cars in India will be revised by ₹2 lakh for the GLC to ₹9 lakh for the top-end Mercedes-Maybach S 680 luxury limousine, Mercedes-Benz India said in a statement.

The combination of rising input costs, inflation, and higher operational expenses has been exerting considerable pressure on Mercedes-Benz India’s business operations and the company has been absorbing the rise in operational cost since the last three quarters, it added.

“Over the past three quarters, we have been facing increased pressure on our cost structure primarily driven by escalating material cost, fluctuating commodity pricing, increased logistics expenses and inflationary cost,” Mercedes-Benz India Managing Director & CEO Santosh Iyer said.

He further said, “While we have been absorbing these cost pressures by optimising our operational costs and driving higher efficiencies, the overall bottom line is getting impacted, considering the current challenges. To ensure the sustainability of our business, we have decided for a nominal price correction.”

This price correction will apply to those vehicles currently not in stock, offering price protection for all existing and future bookings until December 31, 2024, Mr. Iyer said.

“Flexible financing options from Mercedes-Benz Financial Services will ensure optimal total cost of ownership for our customers,” he added.

Currently, Mercedes-Benz India sells a range of vehicles with prices starting from ₹45 lakh for the A-Class to ₹3.6 crore for the G63 SUV.

Published – November 15, 2024 04:24 pm IST

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Mercedes Gets Maharashtra Pollution Control Body Notice After Suprise Check

admin — Sun, 22 Sep 2024 06:43:23 +0000

The Chakan facility of Mercedes-Benz near Pune was set up in 2009. (Representational)

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Luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz has received a notice from the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board, accusing it of violating environmental rules. The notice was issued after the pollution control body chairman Siddesh Kadam and other officials visited the Mercedes facility at Chakan near Pune last month for a surprise inspection. The carmaker has been asked to respond to the notice within 15 days.

“Sub-divisional officers of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board had inspected Mercedes Benz’s Chakan plant. Several pollution rules were found to be violated in it. Therefore, the company has been issued a notice and asked to respond within 15 days,” Jagannath Salunkhe, regional officer of the state pollution control board, has said.

NDTV has accessed the notice, which was issued on Friday.

“The company is not following pollution control rules. Clarifiers and centrifuge units in the sewage treatment plant are not working. It has also not complied with the request for (the) installation of emission control devices for diesel engines. The sewage treatment plant is not properly operated and maintained,” the notices states.

In response, Mercedes Benz India has confirmed that they have received a notice from the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board. “The issues in this notice will be studied and responded to. Our role is to cooperate with government agencies,” the carmaker has said.

The Chakan facility of Mercedes-Benz was set up in 2009 and is spread over 100 acres.

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