On Monday, Fiat Chrysler and Cummins Inc. were hit with an amended class-action lawsuit stating the companies colluded to develop and conceal no less than two emissions-cheating defeat devices used in pickups.
This is notable because Chrysler has, historically, been very hesitant in its EV/hybrid development. But by 2019, the FCA Group will launch its electrification plan, and by 2022 at least half of its range will be electrified.
Fiat Chrysler resumed making diesel Ram pickups that were ordered off the market by U.S. regulators, preparing for a verdict from the Environmental Protection Agency in hopes of being able to sell them.
Fiat Chrysler is recalling about 1.3 million vehicles, including almost 771,000 because a wiring problem could cause the driver’s airbag to deploy without the vehicle being in an accident.
Auto sales continued to slide in June as car buyers react to higher vehicle prices and Detroit backs away from dumping unwanted inventory into rental car lots.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, there are currently more than one in four—or 53 million—vehicles with an open recall (including 65 percent of Takata inflators that remained unfixed) posing a risk for drivers and others on the road.
