Mexico's environmental prosecutor fines Ford 18 million pesos

Reuters
A Ford logo is pictured at a store of the automaker, in Mexico City, Mexico, April 5, 2016. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido/File Photo

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's environmental prosecutor Profepa said Monday that it was fining Ford's local unit for selling vehicles in Mexico without the proper environmental certifications. The fine is just over 18 million pesos ($1.05 million), Profepa said in a statement, and is related to the sale of 4,690 vehicles. The company was missing certificates required under norms regulating gas emissions and noise levels. A spokeswoman for Ford in Mexico did not have an immediate comment. (Reporting by Joanna Zuckerman Bernstein; Editing by Alan Crosby)