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Hyundai USA vs Volkswagen USA

On overall TruNorth grade, Hyundai USA scores higher (Hyundai USA: B, Volkswagen USA: F). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

B
Hyundai USA
57.9/100
F
Volkswagen USA
29/100

Political donations

Hyundai USA

CCI India action: Resale price maintenance (2017-06-14). ₹8.700M in penalties.

Volkswagen USA

EU Commission antitrust — Part of €875M EU cartel decision (Jul 2021) for collusion on diesel emissions cleaning systems among VW, BMW, Daimler.

Environment

Hyundai USA

No public record found.

Volkswagen USA

air pollution violation: $21.6B in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).

Labor

Hyundai USA

5 OSHA severe-injury reports in past 2y (1 amputations); 31 since 2015.

Volkswagen USA

119 federal penalties totaling $26.3B since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

DEI

Hyundai USA

No public record found.

Volkswagen USA

No public record found.

Charity

Hyundai USA

No public record found.

Volkswagen USA

No public record found.

Animal testing

Hyundai USA

No public record found.

Volkswagen USA

No public record found.

Firearms

Hyundai USA

No public record found.

Volkswagen USA

No public record found.

Privacy

Hyundai USA

No public record found.

Volkswagen USA

CFPB consumer complaints: 38 on record (25 in past 12mo); 0% timely response rate.

Executive pay

Hyundai USA

No public record found.

Volkswagen USA

German BaFin — €1B BaFin / Braunschweig prosecutor fine (Jun 2018) for breach of supervisory duty in the diesel emissions scandal.

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