Despite an attempt to
clarify and backtrack, it seems the investigation into Fiat Chrysler Automobile’s
false sales reporting is picking up steam.
According to Automotive News, FCA dealers and regional offices have received subpoenas ordering them to supply documents and testimony to a grand jury in Detroit. Of course, the dealers are objecting to the request.
They claim the subpoenas are too broad and would require them to hand over too much personal information, like personal phone numbers of dealer employees going back years. The group wants to make it clear that FCA has clarified its sales reporting and that the issue is with the manufacturer, not dealers. The dealers say that FCA employee records and testimony should be enough.
It’s rumored that a dealer group is the one that sparked the investigation in the first place. FCA confirmed on July 18 that it indeed was
under investigation by a number of federal agencies. Although they’ve clarified their position regarding sales reporting, the fraud investigation continues full steam.
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