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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 756 cases from 32 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.

2cases from 1 jurisdiction
€169.3mTotal of monetary amounts
€168.7mLargest single case: Volvo Group North America, LLC
€84.6mMedian per case with an amount

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18 May 2026 Volvo Group North America, LLCVolvo Group North America: settlement of around 197 million USD over undisclosed emission control devices USA, CAEmissions and permits €168.7m

Around 10,000 heavy-duty Volvo diesel engines from model years 2010 to 2016 used auxiliary emission control devices (AECDs) that were not disclosed during certification and emitted more NOx than permitted. The settlement with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) comprises 17.5 million USD in penalties and costs, 71 million USD for mitigation measures and 108 million USD for emission reduction projects in California.

What organisations can take from it

Every emissions-relevant control function must be fully disclosed in the certification application; otherwise high settlement payments may follow years later.

Authority / court
California Air Resources Board (CARB)
Area of law
Environment and sustainability · Emissions and permits
Legal basis
Kalifornische Emissions- und Zertifizierungsvorschriften für schwere Nutzfahrzeugmotoren
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Automotive
Employees
10,000 or more
Mitigating circumstances
Cooperation during the investigation; recall and extended warranty for engines from model years 2014 to 2016.
Published
18 May 2026

Original amount 196,500,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 18 May 2026.

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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7 Mar 2025 American Honda Motor Co., Inc.CPPA: $632,500 against Honda over obstructed privacy requests USA, CAData subject rights and transparency €582,573

Honda required excessive information for opt-out requests, used a cookie tool without equivalent choices, made it harder to appoint authorised agents and passed data on to ad-tech firms without the required contracts. The order of the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) requires, among other things, a simplified procedure and training for employees.

What organisations can take from it

Do not undermine data subject rights through form hurdles or asymmetric consent dialogues.

Authority / court
California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA)
Area of law
Data protection · Data subject rights and transparency
Legal basis
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Automotive
Employees
10,000 or more
Published
12 Mar 2025

Original amount 632,500 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 7 Mar 2025.

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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