The loss-making American manufacturer of luxury electric vehicles will be paid hundreds of millions by the Italian group to avoid large EU fines for breaking environmental regulations. According to sector specialists, FIAT-Chrysler runs the highest risk of not meeting the target by 6.7 grammes of CO2 per kilometre.
EU regulations that kick in in 2020 mean that Fiat could face fines of up to €2 billion a year, Bloomberg reports. The cost of cooperating with Tesla runs in the hundreds of millions. The deal is unique in that this is the first time in Europe that manufacturers from different groups pool their fleets.
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