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A California lawsuit over the fuel economy claims for the
2013 Ford C-Max was first
reported back in December. Based on the numerous reports we've heard of disgruntled owners failing to get their car's
EPA fuel economy ratings on the C-Max and
2013 Fusion Hybrid, we suspected there would be more to this story.
The Detroit News is reporting that two California law firms are combining their lawsuits against
Ford on this matter for "false and misleading" claims.
The article states that there are hundreds of C-Max and Fusion Hybrid owners who have joined the lawsuit, but the issue isn't limited to customers. In December,
Consumer Reports extensively tested both the Fusion Hybrid and C-Max and found that both hybrids
performed significantly worse than their EPA claims. This all comes just a few months after
Hyundai and
Kia took the unprecedented step of
lowering the fuel economy ratings for all of their 2012 and 2013 model-year vehicles.
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Report: Ford C-Max, Fusion hybrids subject of MPG lawsuit in California
