Fca as a Volkswagen? The Authority of the Usa accuse the car manufacturer Fiat-Chrysler to have falsified emissions data. And threaten a fine of 4.6 billion dollars. After the Dieselgate that had engulfed the Volkswagen but, in fact, saved the now former home in turin, now the arrows of the controllers and the stars and stripes beat down on the group led by Sergio Marchionne. At the expense of securities on the Stock exchange that the news fall of 11.8% on Wall Street and are frozen in Milan, where they then fall to close to less 16,14%.
The news was announced by the press agency Associated Press, citing some sources and was later confirmed by the environmental Protection Agency the american. The latter has been bolstered by notifying Fca violations of the Clear Air Act, or the regulations on emissions, on approximately 104,000 vehicles. In his note, the Epa has stressed that Fca may incur civil penalties. The vehicles on which it would have been mounted (without being declared) software that enables the diesel emissions higher than the standard Jeep Grand Cherokee and the Dodge Ram, with diesel engines 3.0 of the years 2014, 2015 and 2016. Now the penalty might be salty. “The fine could be up to 44.539 dollars per vehicle,” said the Epa. And, since the notification of alleged violations of the Clean air act covers approximately 104,000 vehicles, you get a total of 4.63 billion us dollars approximately.
the Fca “has dodged the rules and was discovered”, it has specified the Agency. Not communicate the existence of a software that affect the emissions of a car “is a serious violation of the law. All the car manufacturers have to play by the same rules”, put in evidence by the Epa. “Once again a car manufacturer has taken a decision to dodge the rules and was discovered”: the Epa and the authority of the California “we are committed to strengthen the test with the Volkswagen case, and this is the result of a collaboration”.
meanwhile, the house, led by Marchionne has made it known that it intends to contest the charges, according to what was reported by Cnbc, will claim that the emissions have not been violated and that it intends to cooperate with the authorities and the administration Trump. Did not have to wait, however, the replication of the group and Marchionne, who said he was “very disturbed” to the way in which it was made public the news. “We dialogue with the Epa more than a year,” highlights the chief executive officer. “There is nothing in common between the Volkswagen case and the Fca”. And’ curious and “unpleasant” that the environmental Protection Agency the american has decided to deal with the case Fca so publicly”. Fca has been advised yesterday by the authorities that something is coming, and she knew this morning at 8.00 am local what it was. Fca Us wishes strongly to be able to have the opportunity to meet with the enfo rcement division of the Epa and representatives of the new administration, to demonstrate that the control strategies of Fca are justified and therefore do not constitute a ‘defeat devices’ in accordance with applicable law and promptly to resolve the issue”. “As far as I know this company, I can say that no one is so stupid as to try to mount a illegal software,” added Marchionne.
Only a few days ago, always in the Usa and in particular from the Detroit Auto show, the italo-american group seemed to be heading towards a honeymoon with the new presidency in the way of settlement on January 20: after announcing the investment, and the creation of thousands of jobs in the united States, the Fca had earned the public thanks of the tycoon, who has recently lashed all the causes automotive ndc not to relocate production to Countries with labor cheaper. It is always the recent agreement between the Us Authorities and Volkswagen, who will pay another $ 4 billion for his scandal issues.
According to the Fca, “The diesel engines of Fca Us – we read in the note – are equipped with hardware to control emissions at the forefront, including technology, Selective catalytic reduction (Scr). Every car manufacturer has to use different strategies for the control of emissions in order to achieve a balance between the requirements of the Epa relating to the control of emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and the requirements regarding the duration, performance, security, and the containment of the consumption. Fca Us feels that their emission control systems to comply with the applicable regulations”.
“Fca Us has spent months – continues the press release of the company – providing a wealth of information to the Epa and other government authorities, and on several occasions has tried to explain their emissions control technologies to representatives from the Epa. Fca Us has proposed several initiatives to resolve the concerns of the Epa, including the development of extensive changes in the software of their control strategies, which could be immediately applied in the vehicles in question, to further improve the performance in terms of emissions”.
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