Fiat Chrysler sues Martinrea over engine block production for Jeeps, Rams
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is suing a Canadian auto supplier in federal court over an alleged breach of contract because it cannot provide enough engine blocks needed to build popular Jeep SUVs, Ram trucks and Chrysler minivans — a decision the automaker says could cost it more than $100 million. Martinrea International Inc. "improperly and unilaterally" reallocated one of its engine-block manufacturing machines in Mexico to another customer, according to FCA. The Italian American automaker says the change will leave it with "irreparable harm" — thousands of units short of the critica...
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