US EPA Certifies Ram 1500 Diesel Sales

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Follow-up to our July 14 post where Ram has started EcoDiesel production. Here is the official announcement:

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U.S. EPA certifies Ram 1500 Diesel Sales

• FCA US announced today that it has received a certificate of conformity from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and a conditional executive order from the California Air Resources Board (ARB), permitting the production and sale of FCA US 2017 model-year, light-duty Ram 1500 vehicles equipped with 3.0-liter diesel engines.
• The 2017 updates include modified emissions software calibrations, with no required hardware changes, and FCA US expects that the modified calibrations will have no effect on the stated fuel economy or the performance of these vehicles.
• “The approvals announced today represent a significant step toward resolving the issues raised by EPA and ARB,” Sergio Marchionne, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO, said. “We appreciate the efforts of the agencies in working with us to achieve this milestone. We are anxious to build on this progress to make appropriate updates to the emissions control software in our earlier model-year vehicles.”
• Shipments to dealers are planned to begin in August.