Senior Manager at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Charged in Connection With a Conspiracy to Mislead Regulators and the Public about Diesel Vehicle Emissions

A senior manager of diesel drivability and emissions at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) was charged in an indictment unsealed today for his alleged role in a conspiracy to mislead U.S. regulators, customers and the public by making false and misleading statements about the emissions control software used in more than 100,000 FCA diesel vehicles in order to increase the vehicles’ emissions when they were not running on federal emissions test cycles.