FCA Penalty Settlement Based on False Representations to CBP on Imported Vehicles, Agency Spokesman Says
The recently announced $6 million penalty Fiat Chrysler (FCA) will pay to CBP to settle allegations it illegally imported non-compliant vehicles is based on claims that FCA, at the time of importation, “falsely represented that imported vehicles conformed with valid…
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Certificates of Conformity and complied with all applicable environmental laws and regulations,” a CBP spokesman said. The settlement only involves FCA and CBP, and does not involve any other parties such as customs brokers, the spokesman said. The settlement is monetary in nature, with no new compliance program requirements. The agreement did not need court approval because CBP and FCA reached the settlement on their own, based only on CBP’s claims, and CBP was “not a party to the multi-district litigation overseeing [Environmental Protection Agency] and other claims against Fiat Chrysler,” he said. The Justice Department announced the penalty in January, as part of a total $500 million settlement related to allegations that FCA used devices to cheat emissions tests (see 1901100024).