Justice Department issues civil subpoenas to automakers in Calif. emissions deal probe, reports say Justice Department issues civil subpoenas to automakers in Calif. emissions deal probe, reports say November 7, 2019 dzadmin Comments 0 Comment The Justice Department issued the subpoenas to Ford, Honda, BMW, and Volkswagen as part of its antitrust investigation into the automakers’ voluntary vehicle emissions agreement with California, Reuters and The Wall Street Journal reported.