Dodge Truck Owners Accuse Chrysler of VW-Like Cheating
- First U.S. carmaker to be sued over fraudulent engines claims
- Automaker says claims over 500,000 trucks don’t have merit
2012 Dodge Ram pickup trucks
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Diesel pollution cheating allegations hit a U.S. carmaker as Dodge truck owners sued Chrysler Monday, claiming some engines were rigged to hide emissions as much as 14 times higher than the law permits.
The Michigan-based unit of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is the first U.S. carmaker to be sued by consumers. Similar claims were made against German carmakers. Volkswagen AG admitted that it installed devices designed to fool emission testing in 11 million cars worldwide in a scandal that may cost it 18.2 billion euros ($19.5 billion). Claims of rigging vehicles have also been made against Mercedes, which has denied the allegations.