The Seven Biggest Auto Industry Scandals
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Ford Motor Co. has become the latest carmaker to reveal potential flaws in its exhaust testing systems, underscoring challenges faced by an industry pressured by increasingly stringent emission rules.
Ford reported the issues Thursday after workers raised concerns in September. The manufacturer has hired an outside firm to help conduct a probe that could stretch into the summer. Ford said it hasn’t yet found any of its fuel-economy ratings are inaccurate. Ford’s fessing up is a far cry from Volkswagen AG’s handling of its so-called diesel-gate scandal, which has haunted the German giant for years and cost it upwards of $32 billion.