GM halts some U.S. SUV sales after fuel economy overstated
Source: Reuters
Business | Fri May 13, 2016 4:05pm EDT
GM halts some U.S. SUV sales after fuel economy overstated
WASHINGTON | BY DAVID SHEPARDSON
General Motors Co said on Friday it was temporarily halting sales of about 60,000 new 2016 U.S. SUVs because the vehicles' window labels overstated their fuel efficiency.
A spokesman for the largest U.S. automaker said GM discovered an "inadvertent error" on U.S. 2016 GMC Acadia, Buick Enclave and Chevrolet Traverse SUVs that caused the estimated fuel economy to be listed on the window label as 1-2 miles per gallon higher than it should have been. GM is stopping sales of the SUVs in dealer showrooms until a corrected label is placed on the vehicles.
Environmental Protection Agency spokeswoman Laura Allen said Friday the agency has been notified by GM that it is correcting fuel economy labels on the three 2016 SUVs. "We have asked the company to provide all relevant information to the agency," Allen said.
GM said Friday the rating for the vehicles on the EPA's fueleconomy.gov website was incorrect but has since been corrected. New labels are expected to begin showing up at dealerships soon.
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I gotta wonder how many people chose their SUV based on MPG. 
