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Ford says US opened criminal probe over vehicle emissions

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US authorities have opened a criminal probe into Ford's US emissions certification process, the automaker said Friday.

Ford in February 2019 "voluntarily disclosed" to US and California regulators a "potential concern" with the program to certify the amount of pollutants emitted by its vehicles.

"Subsequently, the US Department of Justice opened a criminal investigation into the matter," the automaker said in a securities filing, stressing that is it did not involve "defeat devices" used by German automaker Volkswagen.

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First Published: Apr 26 2019 | 6:50 PM IST

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