Hyundai Motor America and Kia Motors America will lower fuel economy estimates on about 900,000 cars after an investigation by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency revealed that the numbers were inflated.
The EPA found that the automakers bumped up fuel efficiency by about one to two miles per gallon on most 2012 and 2013 vehicle models, claiming, for example, that the Hyundai Elantra got 40 mpg on the highway, when EPA tests showed it was actually 38 mpg.
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