Ford confessed in February to having taken a flawed approach to using road-load specifications to simulate how aerodynamic drag and tire friction can affect the fuel economy of its vehicles outside testing labs. (Photo: Jasper Juinen/Bloomberg)
(Bloomberg) — The U.S. Justice Department opened a criminal investigation into Ford Motor Co.'s emissions certification process, intensifying an issue the automaker disclosed two months ago.
Ford is fully cooperating with all government agencies, the automaker said Friday in a regulatory filing that disclosed the probe for the first time. The Justice Department notified the company of its investigation earlier this month, Kim Pittel, group vice president of sustainability, environment and safety engineering, said in a statement.
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