"Cummins Faces $2 Billion Penalty in Diesel Emissions Scandal"

Cummins, the engine maker for Ram pickup trucks, is recalling 600,000 trucks as part of a $2 billion settlement with federal and California authorities for using illegal software to cheat diesel emissions tests. The settlement includes a $1.675 billion civil penalty, the largest ever under the Clean Air Act, and $325 million for environmental damage. The scandal involves hundreds of thousands of Ram trucks equipped with defeat devices that limited nitrogen oxide pollution during tests but allowed excess emissions during normal operations. This marks another major emissions scandal in the automotive industry following similar cases involving Volkswagen, Fiat Chrysler, and Daimler.