Fiat Chrysler is reportedly shelling out roughly $800 million in fines and penalties towards the settlement of charges that its diesel vehicles sold in the U.S. violated emissions rules. The amount was disclosed by a person familiar with the details, according to CNN. The settlement does not include any admission of wrongdoing by the automaker, though.
According to the source, fines of about $305 million would be split among the US Justice Department, the Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board. Fiat Chrysler will make payments of up to $2,800 per vehicle to the owners of 100,000 diesel-powered Jeep SUVs and Ram pickup.
Two years ago, regulators accused that Fiat Chrysler had installed software on 100,000 diesel-powered cars and trucks as a way to cheat on diesel emissions tests. However, the automaker has always denied the allegations of cheating while emphasizing that the software for its diesel car engines is a legitimate way to meet emissions rules.