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Fiat Chrysler reaches $300 million plea deal following emissions fraud probe

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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has reached a $300 million plea deal after pleading guilty to criminal conduct concerning an emissions fraud probe involving its vehicles with diesel engines, a new report from Reuters said. The post Fiat Chrysler reaches $300 million plea deal following emissions fraud probe appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Kelly Blue Book: EV prices increased slightly in March, bucking general downward trend

Green Car Congress

Most non-luxury brands—including Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, Hyundai, Kia, Nissan and Volkswagen—saw ATP declines between 0.2% Two luxury brands now have average transaction prices over $100,000: Land Rover and Porsche. Luxury cars and luxury full-size SUVs saw price increases between 0.8% of the market.

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Model 3 mania, Porsche fast charging, electric Buick SUV, gas-mileage rollback? Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, it's mostly about the Tesla Model 3, but we also have a future electric SUV closely related to the Bolt EV, some startling and dire news for fuel-economy rules, and a change of heart from Fiat Chrysler. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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On the road with EV news

Electric Auto Association

Foxconn, Porsche, Tesla, and moreā€¦. Porsche Taycan. Porsche The Taycan rules The electric Porsche is outselling both the Porsch 911 and the Tesla Model S by over a 2 to 1 margin. Fosconn C-SUV. Toyota bZ4X. Hertz is purchasing 100,000 Teslas for its fleet. Tesla & Hertz Embracing the rental mainstream.

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Report: Vehicle Supplies Are Climbing Back Up

The Truth About Cars

Many marquees seem to have a surplus of larger vehicles (mainly SUVs and full-size pickups) that have been loaded up with features and carry sizable sums on the window sticker. Perhaps due to an over-reliance on SUVs and large pickups, domestic brands tended to have the fullest dealerships. It was followed by Chrysler, Lincoln and Ram.

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Consumer Reports: Tesla and other domestic brands take big steps backwards in reliability rankings

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Buick, Chevrolet, Chrysler, and Tesla are among the brands that tumbled in Consumer Reportsā€™ (CR) latest Annual Auto Reliability Survey, which collected data from its members about their experiences with more than half a million vehicles. Three other brands, Porsche, Volkswagen, and Mercedes-Benz, finished midpack.

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Lotus claims it will be first pure EV sports car brand

EV Central

German giant Porsche is pushing hard on EVs, with the Taycan already on sale and the next Macan SUV set to go electric. Porsche has also committed to transitioning the two-door 718 Boxster and Cayman sports cars to electric by mid-decade. 2028: Chrysler. At this point it’s a hard claim to argue with. 2033: Audi.

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