Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas Inc. and its parent company are paying a $47-million civil penalty to settle federal allegations that the company sold construction vehicles that weren't certified to meet the appropriate Clean Air Act emissions standards, federal agencies say.
According to a consent decree filed on Sept. 19 in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the Dept. of Justice and Environmental Protection Agencies alleged that Hyundai evaded new, tougher emissions standards for nitrogen oxides and particulates by importing and selling diesel-powered construction equipment it had “stockpiled” from 2012 to 2015.