Daimler to pay $2.2bn in diesel emissions cheating settlements

Washington — Daimler will pay $2.2bn to resolve a US government diesel emissions cheating investigation and claims from 250,000 US vehicle owners, court documents show. The German carmaker and its Mercedes-Benz USA unit disclosed on August 13 that it had reached a settlement in principle resolving civil and environmental claims tied to 250,000 US diesel cars and vans after the carmaker used software to evade emissions rules. Daimler said in August that expected...