Ford’s emissions certification process to be criminally probed
Ford has confessed to having taken a flawed approach to simulating the effects of aerodynamic drag and tyre friction on fuel economy
New York — The US justice department opened a criminal investigation into Ford’s emissions certification process, intensifying an issue the vehicle maker disclosed two months ago. Ford is fully co-operating with all government agencies, the vehicle maker said on Friday in a regulatory filing that disclosed the probe for the first time. The justice department notified the company of its investigation earlier in April, Kim Pittel, group vice-president of sustainability, environment and safety engineering, said in a statement. Ford confessed in February to having taken a flawed approach to using road-load specifications to simulate how aerodynamic drag and tyre friction could affect the fuel economy of its vehicles outside testing labs. It hired an outside firm earlier in 2019 to help conduct an investigation that could stretch into the US summer. The probe makes Ford at least the third major car maker to fall under US federal investigation over emissions in the span of a few years. Vo...
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