U.S. officials announced a $1.6 billion deal with Toyota's Hino Motors unit to settle charges it deceived regulators about the amount of emissions spewed by its diesel engines.

This story has been updated to add new information. Toyota's truck unit Hino Motors will pay a total of $1.6 billion to resolve claims that it falsified fuel-consumption and emissions data for heavy-duty diesel engines, the U.S. Justice Department announced.

By David Shepardson (Reuters) -Toyota Motor unit Hino Motors has agreed a $1.6 billion settlement with U.S. agencies and will plead guilty over excess diesel engine emissions in more than 105,000 U.S.

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Hino’s illegal activities were discovered by the EPA when the agency conducted confirmatory testing of Hino’s engines.

The criminal and civil resolution is valued at over 1.6 billion. It includes a criminal fine of $521.76 million, along with five-year probation term of probation - during which Hino will be prohibited from importing any diesel engines it has manufactured into the U.

Hino Motors has reached a $1.6 billion settlement and agreed to plead guilty to charges of excess diesel engine emissions.

Hino Motors, a Toyota subsidiary, will plead guilty to conspiracy charges and pay penalties for deceiving regulators about its diesel engines, the E.P.A. said.

The U.S. Justice Department, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), FBI, Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector

The truck and bus manufacturer is the subject of NHTSA's largest-ever settlement, which has to do with faked emissions and fuel economy claims.

Toyota subsidiary Hino Motors will pay $1.6 billion to resolve federal and state claims over falsified emissions data and excess pollution from more than 100,000 diesel engines sold in the U.S.

US officials late Wednesday announced a $1.6 billion deal with Toyota subsidiary Hino Motors to settle charges it deceived regulators about the amount of emissions spewed by its diesel engines.