On March 19, the United States Department of Justice announced that a court had found Hino Motors, a subsidiary of Toyota, guilty of a multi-year conspiracy, deceiving both the US government and consumers, and engaging in illegal smuggling. Consequently, Hino Motors was sentenced to pay a criminal fine of $521.76 million. The court also imposed a five-year probation period during which the company is barred from importing diesel engines into the United States. Furthermore, the company was required to implement a comprehensive compliance and ethics program, complete with a robust reporting structure. In addition to these measures, Hino Motors was ordered to pay a penalty of $1.087 billion.
