- BMW Korea has virtually won a lawsuit against the over 60 billion-won (US$51.7) fine imposed by the government over the auto company’s gas emission verification, sources said Saturday.
- In September, the Supreme Court of Korea convicted BMW Korea of illegally skipping the compulsory gas emission verification process and forging related documents in the period of 2012-2017, leading to the government’s imposition of a 62.7 billion-won fine on the company.
- The administrative court pointed out the environment ministry incorrectly applied the outdated Clean Air Conservation Act’s ban on “the production of sales of cars without a (gas emission) verification,” while BMW Korea was convicted of “illegally winning (gas emission) verification.”