Additionally, Hyundai also imported, marketed and sold nonroad vehicles using diesel engines meeting older emission standards under the Transition Program for Equipment Manufacturers (TPEM) program regulations in quantities that exceeded their exemption allowance limit under the program. Violationsįrom 2012 to 2015, the EPA alleges that Hyundai illegally pre-purchased, or “stockpiled,” engines meeting older emissions standards before the standards changed, and then, after the new engine standards took effect, Hyundai imported, sold, offered for sale, and/or introduced into commerce nonroad vehicles containing the older non-compliant engines in violation of the Clean Air Act. The types of vehicles in violation included excavators, loaders, and fork lifts. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a settlement agreement with Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas, Inc.(HCEA) and Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd (HHI) (collectively as “Hyundai”) for civil violations of Title II of the Clean Air Act (the Act) with respect to the importation and sale of heavy construction vehicles with diesel engines that were not certified to applicable emission standards. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Health Effects and Environmental Benefits.The settlement resolves allegations that Hyundai sold heavy construction vehicles with diesel engines that were not certified to applicable emission standards. Ltd (HHI) (collectively known as “Hyundai”) has agreed to pay a $47 million civil penalty for violating Title II of the Clean Air Act. Department of Justice, Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas Inc.(HCEA) and Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. (Washington, DC - September 19, 2019) Under a settlement with the U.S.
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