SEATTLE (AP) - Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson has confirmed that Washington state is part of a multistate investigation into Volkswagen’s alleged use of emissions test-cheating software in some of their engines.
In a written statement issued Thursday, Ferguson said that while his office does not normally address ongoing investigations, he plans to thoroughly investigate the issue and protect the economic and environmental interests of Washington state consumers.
Volkswagen faces possible fines after U.S. authorities discovered it had equipped 482,000 cars with software that disabled emissions controls except when the cars were being tested.
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