Defendant Name: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V.

Defendant Type: Public Company

Document Reference: 2019-196

Document Details

Legal Case Name In the Matter of FCA US LLC and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V.
Document Name Automaker to Pay $40 Million for Misleading Investors
Document Date 27-Sep-2019
Document Format Administrative Proceeding
File Number 3-19541
Allegation Type Issuer Reporting and Disclosure
Document Summary The SEC stated that: "[It] charged Michigan-based automaker FCA US LLC, and its parent company, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V., for misleading investors about the number of new vehicles sold each month to customers in the United States. FCA US and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles have agreed to pay $40 million to settle the charges."

Disgorgement & Penalty Information

Resolutions
Cease and Desist Order
Monetary Penalties:

Civil Penalty

Individual:     Shared:     $40,000,000.00
Shared with: FCA US LLC

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Other Defendants in Action:

FCA US LLC