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) 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.

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