Car rigging and California rigging survey discontinued and reported February 8 at 17:07
The Justice Department has been investigating that four Japanese and European and US automakers have agreed with California and the United States last year on the standards for emission control of automobiles, but the U.S. Reported that the investigation had been terminated without specific evidence.
Honda, Volkswagen, BMW and Ford have agreed with California last July to set standards for vehicle emission regulations that are stricter than federal standards.
The U.S. Department of Justice was investigating that the agreement would violate the Japanese antitrust law, the "antitrust law," but several U.S. media reported on July 7 that the Justice Department had no concrete evidence. Reported that he had ceased investigating without obtaining any information.
In the United States, the state of California, which adopts state-specific strict standards over emission control standards, and the Trump administration seeking the introduction of uniform standards throughout the United States conflict, lawsuits have occurred between the state and the federal government You.
California is a strong opposition Democrat, with the Justice Department investigating where the presidential election is heading in November.
Following news that the Department of Justice has ceased investigating, California Governor Newsum commented, "It's a big victory for those seeking clean air."