Posted on 02/16/2012 1:46:50 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Navistar International Corp on Thursday confirmed that it has received notice from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of an investigation into diesel-engine production that could lead to as much as $285 million in fines.
In a letter dated Jan. 30, the EPA informed the Lisle, Illinois truck and engine maker that it is investigating whether 7,600 engines built in 2009 were properly certified under the Clean Air Act. Each violation carries a fine of up to $37,500.
The engines in question were so-called transition engines, or engines built at a time when the company was preparing to launch a new engine line. Navistar has said in the past the company was in constant communication with the EPA during the period in which these transition engines were built.
"Navistar acknowledges that it has received notice from U.S. EPA related to the use of 2009 transition engines," Navistar spokesman Jim Spangler said on Thursday. "We firmly believe our 2010 transition was appropriate, and we will continue our discussions and cooperation with the agency on this matter."
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Are they still based in Chicago??? Sounds like a shake-down to me.
More Job killing by Obama and his Stooges.
Peanuts!
Why do I have a vision of Obama’s EPA Marxist, Lisa Jackson, and the phrase “Nice truck company you have there; would be a shame if something happened to it”?
It’s win-win for the Marxist-in-Chief - either the target is softened up for the boodle collector or its destruction will help further end the USA as we know it.
Sounds like this is jobs for Texas.
Assuming, of course, they stay in the States, if they get hit with 30 million dollars worth of fines.
There are starting to be more and reasons for going Galt these days.....
Try $285,000,000.00!
They as in Navistar or Texas?
[ Sounds like this is jobs for Texas.
Assuming, of course, they stay in the States, if they get hit with 30 million dollars worth of fines. ]
I wish Perry would have more “Bark” and more “Bite” and kick the EPA thugs out of Texas.
So, they gotta turn to a dirty engine manufaturer to recoup the clean energy Solyndra losses?
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