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Fuel Me Twice: Hyundai Has Been Caught Misstating Figures in the Past as Well
After an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) investigation found discrepancies between the official and the actual mileage stated by Hyundai and Kia for some of their most popular models, the Korean manufacturers were quick to take the blame and offered to compensate 900,000 owners of said vehicles.
Both companies’ executives offered public apologies and attributed the wrong statement in a procedural error during testing.To sum it up: it was an error, the company apologizes and pays up, case closed.
Or is it?
Surprise, surprise, this is not the first time that Hyundai has been caught making false claims about its vehicles...
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