FCA Resumes Ram 1500 Diesel Production
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' turbo-diesel 3.0-liter V-6 engine, known as the EcoDiesel, is now back in production. FCA halted production of the engine in 2016 due to allegations from the EPA about possible emissions issues.
According to Automotive News, FCA has begun producing the small diesel engine again, presumably to fulfill back orders for the Jeep Grand Cherokee SUV and Ram 1500 pickup truck. FCA stopped building the engines last year when federal regulators questioned unspecified diesel emissions software.
In a June statement regarding West Virginia University emissions testing that seemed to verify peculiar emissions outputs, FCA refuted the procedures and methodology of the university's Center for Alternative Fuels, Engines and Emissions, and noted that the automaker had filed for certification of its diesel vehicle emissions with the EPA and the California Air Resources Board for the 2017 model year with updated emissions software calibrations.
We'll continue to cover this story as it unfolds.
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