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发帖数: 2300 | 1 DETROIT (AP) — Hyundai and Kia overstated the gas mileage on 900,000
vehicles sold in the past three years, a discovery that could bring
sanctions from the U.S. government and millions of dollars in reimbursements
to car owners.
The inflated mileage was uncovered in an audit of test results by the
Environmental Protection Agency, which ordered the Korean automakers to
replace fuel economy stickers on the affected cars. The new window stickers
will have figures that are one-to-six miles per gallon lower depending on
the model, the agency said Friday.
"Consumers rely on the window sticker to help make informed choices about
the cars they buy," said Gina McCarthy, assistant administrator of the EPA's
air-quality office. "EPA's investigation will help protect consumers and
ensure a level playing field among automakers."
The EPA's inquiry into the overstated figures is continuing, and the agency
would not comment when asked if the companies will be fined or if a criminal
investigation is under way.
But the agency said it's the first case in which erroneous test results were
uncovered in such a large number of vehicles from the same manufacturer.
Only two similar cases have been discovered since 2000, and those involved
single models. |
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