Daimler agrees to U.S. diesel settlements worth nearly $3 billion

Daimlersaid on Thursday it has reached agreements costing nearly $3 billion (£2.3 billion) to settle civil investigations by U.S. regulators and lawsuits from vehicle owners stemming from a long-running probe into software to cheat diesel emissions tests.The settlements in principle address civil and environmental claims tied to 250,000 U.S. diesel passenger cars and vans in the United States and include claims from the Environmental Protection Agency, Justice Department, California Air Re