FCA Diesel Vehicles Sales Plummet in the United States
- As is Volkswagen, the Fiat-Chrysler Group (FCA) is accused by the US Environmental Agency (EPA) of concealing software that falsifies the measurement of emissions of polluting gases in more than 100,000 diesel vehicles (PC + LCV) sold in the United States in 2015 and 2016.
- In 2016, FCA sold only three models featuring diesel engines: the Dodge Ram pick-up, the Jeep Grand Cherokee and the Dodge Promaster. The EPA and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) are in discussions with FCA on the matter and must decide whether or not to allow the manufacturer to sell diesel models in 2017 .
- The Dodge Ram pick-up with diesel engines sold 57,220 units in 2015 (12% of the model's total sales), 58,859 in 2016 (11% of model sales) but only 652 units in the first quarter 2017 (0.5% of model sales).
- The Jeep Grand Cherokee with diesel engines sold 3,790 units in 2015( 2% of the model's sales,) 4,253 units in 2016 (2% of the model's sales) and only 725 units in the first quarter of 2017 (ie 1% of the model's sales).
- The diesel-powered Dodge Promaster sold 252 units in 2015 (less than 1% of total model sales), 397 units in 2016 (less than 1% of total model sales) and 100 units in the first quarter of 2017 (1% of model sales).
- The diesel share in the sales of three vehicles is actually very low. Therefore, expectations on the EPA and CARB decision have no visible impact on the sales of these three models.
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