Stellantis Engineer Pleads Guilty to Clean Air Act Violation in Fiat Chrysler Diesel Emissions Case

Fiat Chrysler auto engineer Emanuele Palma pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate the Clean Air Act.
Palma and others used "defeat devices" to reduce vehicle emissions during testing to EPA.
Over 100,000 Fiat Chrysler diesel vehicles had emissions controls misrepresented to obtain EPA certification.
Palma admitted guilt and will be sentenced in October for the emissions deception.
Previously FCA US LLC paid $300 million in penalties related to circumventing emissions standards.