FCA US LLC Enters Guilty Plea to Fraud Conspiracy

FCA US LLC (FCA US), formerly Chrysler Group LLC, pleaded guilty to one criminal felony count and has agreed to pay approximately $300 million in criminal penalties as a result of the company’s conspiracy to defraud U.S. regulators and customers by making false and misleading representations about the design, calibration, and function of the emissions control systems on more than 100,000 Model Year 2014, 2015, and 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Ram 1500 diesel vehicles, and about these vehicles’ emission of pollutants, fuel efficiency, and compliance with U.S. emissions standards.