FCA under investigation

Boy the FCA truck guys circled the wagons fast. Makes me wonder if their nervous about something?

Nope. If FCA did something wrong, they should be held accountable. But like a divorce, there's his side, her side, and the truth. We'll just have to wait and see what comes out of it.

jtallon wrote:
Nope. If FCA did something wrong, they should be held accountable. But like a divorce, there's his side, her side, and the truth. We'll just have to wait and see what comes out of it.

Just to be clear. This is not the lawsuit. It may or may not have come about due to facts presented from the suit, the article is not clear. This is the SEC and Justice Dept investigating.

mich800 wrote:


Just to be clear. This is not the lawsuit. It may or may not have come about due to facts presented from the suit, the article is not clear. This is the SEC and Justice Dept investigating.

You are correct. I was under the impression that it was that lawsuit that was the tip-off that triggered the investigation...

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/chrysler/2016/07/18/fca-investigation/87253660/

The investigations apparently stem from two Fiat Chrysler dealerships owned by Illinois-based Napleton Automotive Group. They filed a civil racketeering suit against the automaker in January, alleging the company, among other claims, offered dealers money to report unsold vehicles as sold.

I'm sure the SEC and DOJ will get to the bottom of... whatever big bag of money is offered to them behind closed doors...

fla-gypsy wrote:
Boy the FCA truck guys circled the wagons fast. Makes me wonder if their nervous about something?

Only 2 pages and I don't see anything like that!

So we have one poster with a ram in his sig and the FCA truck guys circling the wagons fast? You funny. I talked with the owner of the dealership I go to and he said that it's just a dealer disgruntled about something FCA did.

As for the DOJ finding any facts LOL they couldn't find their ASS with both hands and a road map!

Don

Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:
So we have one poster with a ram in his sig and the FCA truck guys circling the wagons fast? You funny. I talked with the owner of the dealership I go to and he said that it's just a dealer disgruntled about something FCA did.

As for the DOJ finding any facts LOL they couldn't find their ASS with both hands and a road map!

Don

The dealer you spoke with may or may not have a clue and may or may not be interested in being quoted by a random FCA employee. Considering that the FBI is involved and has already conducted raids at FCA employee locations, one would think it might be a little more than some "disgruntled" dealer.

JALLEN4 wrote:

Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:
So we have one poster with a ram in his sig and the FCA truck guys circling the wagons fast? You funny. I talked with the owner of the dealership I go to and he said that it's just a dealer disgruntled about something FCA did.

As for the DOJ finding any facts LOL they couldn't find their ASS with both hands and a road map!

Don

The dealer you spoke with may or may not have a clue and may or may not be interested in being quoted by a random FCA employee. Considering that the FBI is involved and has already conducted raids at FCA employee locations, one would think it might be a little more than some "disgruntled" dealer.

I'm no anti FCA guy, but I tend to agree with JALLEN, there might be something to this. Best to let the investigation play out before crucifying FCA or dismissing the accusations.

The investigation is supposedly driven more from the 75 months of year over year sales gains, which is a record for any car company from what I read. Add that in with dealers reporting fraud to the justice department, I guess they felt they had to investigate.

minnow wrote:
Too bad the Feds didn't want to open an investigation in how car dealers bamboozle and swindle customers. I guess those fraudulent practices are OK since its just the average American being cheated.

SAY IT BROTHER!!!!! Like the FCA dealer that recently took me for a $320 oil change on my truck that included an incredible $136 to replace the fuel filter (including a half hour labor????) on a 5.9 Cummins! A job that I did myself for $25 bucks for the filter at the local NAPA store, 10 minutes of my time, and maybe one beer before we sold our home and moved to an apartment!

I now know where the term 'stealership' comes from..........:M