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Stellantis unit official pleads guilty to felony in U.S. diesel emissions probe

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July 20, 2023 06:31 PM

WASHINGTON — A Fiat Chrysler auto engineer charged with making misstatements to U.S. regulators about diesel engines’ emission control systems pleaded guilty to a felony, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday.

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