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Mercedes-Benz, which has paid more than $200 million in fines since 1983 for failing to meet annual U.S. fuel economy standards, says it has its fuel efficiency program dialed in now and isn't likely to be fined for 2010 and beyond.

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Diesels and gas-electric models such as the S400 Hybrid, right, are helping Mercedes-Benz improve overall fuel efficiency in its U.S. lineup.
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For 2009, though, the automaker may have to pony up a little bit of cash, product development chief Thomas Weber told the German auto magazine Automobilwoche.


"We aren't likely to pay much in the way of penalties" for failing to meet the U.S. CAFE (corporate average fuel economy) standard of 27.5 mpg for 2009, Weber told the magazine in an interview reported by the industry trade journal Automotive News.


"From 2010 on, we won't pay anything. That is clearly our goal," Weber said.
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Mercedes Says Its Annual CAFE Fines Are a Thing of the Past was originally published by Green Car Advisor. Read the full story by clicking here.