WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2014—Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia today agreed to pay a record $100 million in fines to settle charges by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that they cheated consumers by overstating the fuel economy of some of their most popular cars sold in the United States.
Luke Tonachel, senior vehicles analyst at the Natural Resources Defense Council, made the following comment:
“Consumers are demanding cleaner, more fuel-efficient vehicles, as shown by the record high…
