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Stellantis unit pleads guilty, will pay $300M in U.S. diesel probe

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FCA US pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States, commit wire fraud, and violate the Clean Air Act. In the plea agreement, FCA US admitted to using software in its six-cylinder diesel engines to pass stringent emissions tests. The company also made efforts to hide that fact from regulators and consumers.

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Reuters

Stellantis unit pleads guilty, will pay $300M in U.S. diesel probe

The U.S. business of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles pleaded guilty to criminal conspiracy on Friday and will pay about $300 million in a plea agreement to resolve a multi-year U.S. Justice Department diesel emissions fraud probe, court documents show.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

FCA US pleads guilty to cheating in diesel emission tests

FCA US has pleaded guilty to conspiracy in a scheme to deceive regulators about diesel emission systems on 101,000 Jeep Grand Cherokees and Ram 1500 trucks. FCA agreed to pay

2 years ago·United States

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CNN

Stellantis US arm pleads guilty to fraud and conspiracy in diesel emissions investigation

The Michigan-based arm of the international automaker Stellantis has pleaded guilty and agreed to pay $300 million in penalties to settle an investigation into alleged cheating on emissions tests for some of its diesel-powered vehicles.

2 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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FCA US pleads guilty to cheating in diesel emission tests

DETROIT (AP) — FCA US has pleaded guilty to conspiracy in a scheme to deceive regulators about diesel emission systems on 101,000 Jeep Grand Cherokees and Ram 1500 trucks. FCA agreed to pay a $96.1 million fine and give up an additional $203.5 million. Engineers were accused of using software tricks and taking other steps to meet U.S. emission standards while marketing the vehicles as “clean EcoDiesel.” The vehicles were diesel Jeep Grand Cherok…

2 years ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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Channel News Asia

Stellantis unit pleads guilty, will pay $300M in US diesel probe

:The U.S. business of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles pleaded guilty to criminal conspiracy on Friday and will pay about $300 million in a plea agreement to resolve a multi-year U.S. Justice Department diesel emissions fraud probe, court documents show. FCA US LLC, now part of Stellantis, will pay about $300 milli

2 years ago·Singapore

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