G.M. Sold Millions of Cars That Were More Polluting Than Allowed, E.P.A. Says
www.nytimes.com
The agency reached a settlement with the automaker over the sales of S.U.V.s and pickups that emitted excess planet-warming carbon dioxide.
  • Beryl@lemmy.world
    26·
    5 months ago

    When the fine is orders of magnitude less than the money you made breaking the law, it’s not deterrence, it’s just the cost of doing business.

  • ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    5 months ago

    How the fuck is it even possible to sell a vehicle that sucks more than US car companies already proudly advertise here? They’re already like, “This truck gets 4 miles to the gallon and has a grill specially designed to plow through a bus stop. Also, you can’t fit an adult bike in the back. MSRP is $75,000.”

  • ChicoSuave@lemmy.world
    7·
    5 months ago

    Remember when GM filed for bankruptcy, was bought by the government, managed by the public sector and turned a profit for the first time in years? Now it can cheat itself to success again. It’s almost like a capitalist entity can only get to a certain size before it relies on public sector help to survive…