Automakers

GM-FCA feud exposed new chapter in scandal

This 2015 hug between Sergio Marchionne, left, and Dennis Williams preceded an $8,494 dinner.
In 2015, the late former Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne hugged then-UAW President Dennis Williams, which many rank-and-file members took as a sign of a too-cozy relationship.
December 21, 2020 05:00 AM

General Motors hasn't had any success convincing a judge that it was harmed by the millions of dollars flowing from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles into some top-ranking UAW officials' pockets over nearly a decade, but the feud between the crosstown rivals opened a new dimension to the corruption scandal that has sullied the union.

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