Fiat Chrysler Automobiles pleads guilty, is fined $300 million in emissions fraud investigation

The company acknowledged its efforts to evade emissions requirements for more than 100,000 older Ram pickup trucks and Jeep SUVs in the U.S. The affected diesel-powered vehicles span model years 2014 to 2016. Negotiations between FCA lawyers and U.S. officials to resolve the current probe dragged on for years and across presidential administrations as the two sides haggled over whether the company would plead guilty and, if it did, the exact details in any criminal charge, one of the people said.

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