Just days ago, CEO Marchionne tried to soften up Trump.
Today, the EPA disclosed that Fiat-Chrysler was neck-deep in the diesel-gate fiasco pioneered by Volkswagen. When Volkswagen settled claims in a Canadian court in December for C$2.1 billion, it brought total costs so far to $18 billion, and it’s still not over. So these things can get expensive.
Volkswagen’s strategy at the outset had been to keep investors in the dark, and deny, deny, deny, until it finally buckled. Fiat-Chrysler (FCA) appears to follow the same time-honored corporate strategy.
The EPA today issued a notice of violation to FCA, alleging violations of the Clean Air Act…
This post was published at Wolf Street by Wolf Richter ‘ Jan 12, 2017.
Follow on Twitter
Recent Comments