When the fine is orders of magnitude less than the money you made breaking the law, it’s not deterrence, it’s just the cost of doing business.
$25/vehicle is a fucking pittance.
How the fuck is it even possible to sell a vehicle that sucks more than US car companies already proudly advertise here? They’re already like, “This truck gets 4 miles to the gallon and has a grill specially designed to plow through a bus stop. Also, you can’t fit an adult bike in the back. MSRP is $75,000.”
Remember when GM filed for bankruptcy, was bought by the government, managed by the public sector and turned a profit for the first time in years? Now it can cheat itself to success again. It’s almost like a capitalist entity can only get to a certain size before it relies on public sector help to survive…