The investigation doesn’t involve the use of so-called “defeat devices” that VW was found to be using to game emissions testing, he said.
Ford has had fuel-economy issues before. It restated ratings on six models, including the Fiesta, C-Max and Fusion hybrid cars, in 2014 and cut checks for as much as $1,050 to more than 200,000 owners to compensate for their vehicles’ mileage shortcomings.
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp. in 2014 were hit with a $100 million civil penalty after selling roughly 1.2 million vehicles with inflated fuel economy ratings. The inaccurate ratings stemmed from faulty procedures used by the companies to calculate road-load forces.
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