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Discounts May Help Cure U.S. Auto Market’s Coronavirus Hangover

Texas auto dealer Hayden Elder says March was his worst month in 42 years selling cars thanks to the coronavirus, but April brought days that were “almost normal” and he expects bigger customer discounts to help him sell more Dodge …

Two Fiat Chrysler Workers Die After Positive Coronavirus Tests

Two workers at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV factories who tested positive for the coronavirus have died, according to the United Auto Workers union. One of the employees worked at Fiat Chrysler’s truck assembly plant in Sterling Heights, Michigan, and the …

Fiat Chrysler Recalling 300,000, BMW Adding 185,000 to Recall for Engine Problems

Fiat Chrysler is recalling more than 300,000 vehicles in North America because a transmission problem could cause them to roll away unexpectedly, while BMW is adding nearly 185,000 vehicles to a U.S. recall announced in 2017 for possible engine fires. …

Fiat Chrysler Didn’t Notify Regulators About Hack Risk for 18 Months

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV waited 18 months to tell federal safety regulators about a security flaw in radios being installed in more than a million vehicles that hackers exploited last month to seize control of a Jeep. The automaker says …

Regulators Force Fiat Chrysler to Buy Back Trucks in Rare Move

Of the 23 Fiat Chrysler recalls that U.S. regulators investigated, three were so dangerous that the government invoked its most potent power: requiring the company to buy back the vehicles. Owners of hundreds of thousands of pickups and SUVs will …