Dealer deliveries of EcoDiesel-powered 2017 Ram 1500
models have just commenced, not long after FCA was accused of not disclosing
emissions-cheating software.
Following investigations led by the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), the automaker was given the go-ahead in July to start
selling 2017 Ram 1500 and Jeep Grand Cherokee models fitted with its 3.0-liter
EcoDiesel engine, Auto News reports.
Deliveries of the vehicles come some two months
after production of the 2017 models commenced. FCA initially halted production
of its EcoDiesel Jeep and Ram 1500 models in late 2016 after failing to receive
certification.
In January 2017, the EPA notified FCA that it had discovered
more than eight pieces of emissions control software to alter vehicle emissions
in certain scenarios.
