Overview

• Stellantis and GM collectively paid over $363 million in penalties for not meeting fuel economy standards in recent model years.
• Stellantis paid $235.5 million for 2018 and 2019 models, while GM paid $128.2 million for 2016 and 2017 models.
• This is the first time in three years that NHTSA collected fuel economy penalties from automakers.
• NHTSA plans to propose stricter fuel economy standards starting in 2027.
• Automakers that exceed fuel economy requirements can sell credits to automakers that do not meet CAFE rules.