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Kia Corporation Rotten Score Breakdown

Corporate Misconduct

0.0pts

No documented evidence

Avg Rating: —Ratings: 0Severity Score: 0.00Evidence Count: 0Contribution: 0.0 pts

Human Rights & Exploitation

0.0pts

No documented evidence

Avg Rating: —Ratings: 0Severity Score: 0.00Evidence Count: 0Contribution: 0.0 pts

Fraud & Corruption

0.0pts

No documented evidence

Avg Rating: —Ratings: 0Severity Score: 0.00Evidence Count: 0Contribution: 0.0 pts

Deceptive Practices

0.0pts

No documented evidence

Avg Rating: —Ratings: 0Severity Score: 0.00Evidence Count: 0Contribution: 0.0 pts

Environmental Harm

30.0pts

Ethics on life support

Avg Rating: 5.00Ratings: 1Severity Score: 6.00Evidence Count: 1Contribution: 30.0 pts
Misconduct: low 0 · medium 0 · high 1
Remediation: low 0 · medium 0 · high 0ⓘ cap: 25%
Kia and Hyundai jointly settled U.S. vehicle emissions-certification allegations
The U.S. EPA named Kia Motors Corporation (now Kia Corporation) among defendants in a 2014 Clean Air Act consent-decree settlement involving overstated fuel economy and understated greenhouse-gas emissions in 2012–2013 model-year Kia and Hyundai cars. The two automakers together agreed to a $100 million civil penalty and emissions-credit forfeiture; $100 million was the combined amount, not Kia’s individual penalty. EPA described the violations as allegations resolved through settlement. Direct EPA source: https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/hyundai-and-kia-clean-air-act-settlement The court approved the Hyundai–Kia consent decree on January 9, 2015: https://case-law.vlex.com/vid/united-states-v-hyundai-894150760

Sustainability Deception

0.0pts

No documented evidence

Avg Rating: —Ratings: 0Severity Score: 0.00Evidence Count: 0Contribution: 0.0 pts

Workplace Misconduct

0.0pts

No documented evidence

Avg Rating: —Ratings: 0Severity Score: 0.00Evidence Count: 0Contribution: 0.0 pts

Financial Misconduct

0.0pts

No documented evidence

Avg Rating: —Ratings: 0Severity Score: 0.00Evidence Count: 0Contribution: 0.0 pts