S. Korea to fine Mercedes Benz US $63 mil. for emissions rigging, marking industry's largest financial penalty

미세먼지 물질 최대 13배…벤츠 12종 3만7천대 배출가스 조작The South Korean government will fine Mercedes Benz over 63-million U.S. dollars for rigging the emission data of its diesel cars marking the company's first and the largest auto industry penalty ever in South Korea.The local unit of the German automaker was found to have submitted fabricated data of its 12 diesel models sold between 2012 and 2018 which the company shifted over 37-thousand units in the country.Mercedes Benz isn't alone Nissan and Porsche will also be fined 732-thousand and 814-thousand dollars respectively for falsifying emissions data.The environment ministry said all three automakers were found to have operated illegal software in their diesel automobiles to manipulate levels of exhaust gas recirculation and selective catalytic reduction while driving.