It’s the latest in a decade-long scandal involving accusations that software “defeat devices” made diesel vehicles seem cleaner than they were.

Mercedes-Benz has settled a $149 million lawsuit with U.S. states over the installation of illegal vehicle emissions equipment.

Multistate settlement resolves environmental and consumer protection violations tied to emissions cheating Eligible Mercedes diesel owners to recei

Automaker Mercedes-Benz has landed in some hot water regarding emission tests. Mercedes-Benz USA and parent company Daimler AG have agreed to pay $149.6 million to settle allegations that the automaker secretly installed devices in hundreds of thousands of vehicles to pass emission tests, a coalition of attorneys general announced Monday.