Ford – Which Has Sought to Weaken Emissions Standards – Becomes Latest to Face Emissions Embarrassment

Dearborn, MI -- On Monday, months after employees raised concerns, Ford alerted federal regulators that there may be problems with its emissions testing. Ford employees noted there may be potential flaws in the way Ford has certified cars’ fuel-economy ratings back in September. This comes after Ford and other automakers have lobbied the Trump administration to roll back the clean car standards, which are estimated to limit global warming pollution by 6 billion tons, save consumers $1 trillion dollars in fuel costs, and reduce oil consumption by up to 4 million barrels a day.

Earlier this morning, the Trump administration announced it was ending negotiations with California air regulators over the Clean Car Standards, confirming its intent on revoking California’s waiver under the Clean Air Act to adopt its own greenhouse gas emission standards for light-duty vehicles.

In response, Safe Climate Campaign, the Sierra Club and Public Citizen released the following statement:

“It’s shameful that Ford waited months to disclose issues with its emissions testing. These actions are only magnified by the company’s attempts to undo and weaken the current emissions standards. After repeated cheating scandals and failure to comply with clean air safeguards, the auto industry has proven that it cannot be trusted to act in the public’s interest. We need common-sense standards and an EPA Administrator who will put the public and their safety first, not polluter profits.