Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) will engage in settlement talks with lawyers representing car owners in the US next month over its alleged manipulation of car emission results, according to Reuters.
A number of class actions lawsuits were launched between November and December of last year over the alleged cheating, the first such move in North America.
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At the beginning of this year, FCA revealed they had received a number of subpoenas and enquiries from multiple US authorities.
In May, the US Justice Department confirmed they had filed a lawsuit accusing the carmaker of cheating tests on 104,000 vehicles sold since 2014. They sought up to $45,268 (£33,877) in compensation for each consumer who had bought one of the models under scrutiny.
The US government will not sit in October’s talks. The company denied any wrongdoing.
FCA scored a small victory in July, when federal and Californian regulators granted it approval to sell its 2017 vehicles.
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By GlobalDataAt the time, FCA said it would use its updated software to patch the issues that concerned regulators in its 2014-2016 vehicles. The federal and Californian governments said they were about to reach an agreement with the company for a testing plan for the updated software.
Car manufacturer Bosch, which was sued by car owners along FCA, will also take part in the talks.
