1.0 link 79467 <![CDATA[DaimlerChrysler Fined $30 For Failing Fuel-Efficiency Standards]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/01/03/daimlerchrysler-fined-30-_n_79467.html DaimlerChrysler paid a $30 million fine in 2007, the most ever by an automaker, for failing to meet federal fuel-efficiency standards, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The penalty was assessed for DaimlerChrysler's imported fleet of cars from the 2006 model year, which failed to meet the corporate average fuel economy standard of 27.5 miles per gallon, an agency spokesman, Eric Bolton, said Wednesday.

DaimlerChrysler, now known as Daimler, topped the record of $28 million set by BMW in 2002....

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