FCA emails suggest alleged diesel emissions violations surfaced in 2010

A Jeep 3.0-liter, V-6 EcoDiesel engine on display at the Washington Auto Show in Jan. 22, 2015. (REUTERS)

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Gabrielle Coppola, Ryan Beene and Margaret Cronin Fisk

May 18, 2018 05:00 AM

Suppliers to Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV discussed alleged illegal use of software to pass emissions tests in 2010, according to emails disclosed in federal court in San Francisco this week.

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