Regulation & Safety

Industry blindsided as CAFE fines jump

July 16, 2016 05:00 AM
The outliers

Penalties paid by auto companies over the 2010-14 model years for missing fuel economy targets
 Total fines
Jaguar Land Rover$46.2 million
Daimler$28.2 million
Volvo Cars$17.4 million
Porsche$4.8 million
Fiat$3.6 million
Source: NHTSA

WASHINGTON -- Automakers worried about the cost of meeting fuel economy targets are waking up to a startling new reality: The cost of not meeting them is about to get a lot higher.

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