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Fiat Chrysler Nears Plea Deal in U.S. Emissions Fraud Probe – Sources

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is nearing an agreement to plead guilty to criminal conduct to resolve a multiyear emissions fraud probe surrounding Ram pickup trucks and Jeep sport-utility vehicles with diesel engines, people familiar with the matter said. FCA lawyers …

Chrysler Discounts Are Biggest in a Decade

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is making an all-out push to clear away tens of thousands of vehicles that its dealers haven’t ordered, adding to tensions over a new data-driven production strategy that can lead to swelling inventory. The Italian-American automaker …

Federal Agency Truck Likely Cause of 2013 San Diego County Fire

Authorities suspect they’ve found the cause of a wildfire that burned nearly 150 buildings last summer in San Diego County. U-T San Diego says a state Cal Fire report concludes that the Chariot fire most likely started when a federal …

Cops: New York Man Drives Jeep Through Pizzeria Sign

Police say Ryan Fleckenstein didn’t like the message displayed on the sign outside a Buffalo-area pizzeria, so he drove his vehicle into the sign. WGRZ-TV in Buffalo reports that police in North Tonawanda say Fleckenstein is the son of the …

Thief Uses Crane in Heist at Northern Indiana Car Lot

A thief literally lifted a Jeep Wrangler from a northern Indiana car lot by using a crane to make the heist. A surveillance camera at LaPorte Chrysler captured someone driving a truck with a crane onto the lot, then circling …

Family Escapes From Burning Rental Jeep in Hawaii

A family of tourists is safe after escaping from a burning rental jeep on a dirt road on Kauai. The Kauai Fire Department says the family of four had crossed the Wailua Stream off Loop Road Sunday and had gone …