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French Prosecutors Demand Fiat Face Trial in Diesel Scandal
- French prosecutors have demanded that Fiat face trial on fraud charges related to the emissions-tampering scandal, according to a source close to the case.
- Fiat, along with its brands Alfa Romeo and Jeep, is accused of selling vehicles with diesel engines that frequently exceeded the regulatory threshold for nitrogen oxide emissions from 2014 to 2017.
- This is the fourth trial requested in France against major car makers following cases against Volkswagen and others.
- The scandal began in September 2015 when Volkswagen admitted to tampering with millions of diesel vehicles to pass pollution tests, impacting nearly one million French customers.
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French prosecutors demand Fiat face trial in diesel scandal
It is the fourth trial demanded in France against major car makers after cases against Volkswagen and the French companies Peugeot-Citroen and Renault. The Italian company is accused of selling Fiat, Alfa Romeo and Jeep vehicles fitted with diesel engines that 'frequently exceeded the regulatory threshold for nitrogen oxide emissions' − highly dangerous to humans.
The Paris Public Prosecutor's Office requested a trial against Fiat-Chrysler, suspected of having marketed vehicles exceeding the pollutant emission thresholds between 2014 and 2017 The Paris Public Prosecutor's Office requested
After those claimed against Volkswagen, Peugeot-Citroën and Renault, the Paris Public Prosecutor's Office is asking for a trial for the Italian-American alleged to have marketed between 2014 and 2017 vehicles with diesel engines that "often exceeded the regulatory threshold for emissions of oxides of nitrogen".
After Peugeot, Citroën, Renault and Volkswagen, the Paris Public Prosecutor's Office demanded a lawsuit against Fiat, who he suspected had deceived consumers by selling diesel vehicles between 2014 and 2017 that did not meet environmental standards in real conditions. There are several models marketed under the brands Fiat (such as the 500X), Alfa Romeo and Jeep, all equipped with the Multijet II diesel engine.
The Dieselgate broke out in 2015, when the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) discovered that Volkswagen, and later other auto giants like Fiat-Chrysler, had used software devices to bypass pollutant emission testing. This scandal raised a crucial question: why did manufacturers choose fraud rather than adapt to new environmental standards? To answer this question, it is essential to understand the economic issues behind these d…
Since 2015, the automotive industry has been shaken by the Dieselgate case, which revealed that several manufacturers, including Volkswagen, Renault and Fiat-Chrysler, have falsified the data on the pollutant emissions of their vehicles. On 16 July 2025, a new rebound occurred with a trial for aggravated deception aimed at Fiat-Chrysler, now Stellantis. This fraud, involving multijet II diesel engines marketed between 2014 and 2017, goes far bey…
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