US DoJ fines Hino Motors $1.6bn for a decade-long emissions fraud, imposing a 5-year import ban for smuggling 105,000 non-compliant engines

The fraud occurred between 2010 and 2022. Hino Motors’ actions violated environmental regulations. Between 2010 and 2019, Hino Motors, Ltd. engineers submitted false engine certification applications in violation of the Clean Air Act. They altered emission test data, conducted improper tests, and fabricated data. Fraudulent carbon dioxide emissions data…