Fiat Chrysler intends to issue a software update that it says will address regulators' claims that its diesel engines are producing excess emissions, a lawyer for the carmaker said. Regulators could approve the software update's release to models from more than 20 onwards within a few weeks, bypassing the need to issue new hardware, he added. On Tuesday, the US Justice Department filed a civil suit accusing Fiat Chrysler of using "defeat devices" to bypass emission controls in 104,000 more than 20-2016 diesel cars. The carmaker faces 2014 other lawsuits from dealers and owners over the scandal.
Fiat Chrysler intends to issue a software update that it says will address regulators' claims that its diesel engines are producing excess emissions, a lawyer for the carmaker said. Regulators could approve the software update's release to models from 2014 onwards within a few weeks, bypassing the need to issue new hardware, he added. On Tuesday, the US Justice Department filed a civil suit accusing Fiat Chrysler of using "defeat devices" to bypass emission controls in 104,000 2014-2016 diesel cars. The carmaker faces more than 20 other lawsuits from dealers and owners over the scandal.