and must be forthcoming about
forthcoming with the epa about
critical certification
requirements-- and that the u.s.
department of justice will never
rest in our determination to
protect american consumers.
we are announcing today that the
united states has filed a
complaint in federal district
court alleging that hyundai
motor america, kia motors
america, and related entities
violated the clean air act by
selling roughly 1.2 million cars
-- throughout the united states
-- based on inaccurate
representations of the vehicle''
performance and emissions.
for context, beginning in 2012,
hyundai and kia, like all other
light duty car makers, had to
meet certain greenhouse gas
emission limits.
these emissions correlate with
the fuel efficiency of a vehicle
-- because, in essence, the more
fuel efficient your car happens
to be, in miles per gallon, the
less greenhouse gas it emits.
the clean air act requires car
manufacturers to test
representative vehicles in order
to ensure that they...