Fca, the authority Uses the accusation: “Inflated the data on emissions” – The Republic

MILAN The Authority the us accuse the car manufacturer Fiat-Chrysler to have falsified emissions data. After the Dieselgate that had engulfed the Volkswagen but, in fact, saved the former home of turin, now the arrows of the controllers in the Usa, cut 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 (watch live), where they then precipitate.

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 clean Air Act, or to the emissions standards, 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.

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. 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 f or his scandal issues.

Topics:

fca

emissions

dieselgate

Starring:

Sergio Marchionne