GM will pay $146 million in penalties because 5.9 million older vehicles emit excess carbon dioxide

DessertStorms , 24 days ago

For context:

The automaker expects its net income for the year will be between $10.1 billion and $11.5 billion, above its previous guidance of $9.8 billion to $11.2 billion. GM's first-quarter 2024 net income was up from last year's $2.4 billion

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So somewhere around the 1% of their annual profit, not even pocket change. In other words - they've not been given a fine, but rather a pass to continue doing whatever the fuck they want at a nice low cost.