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Fiat Chrysler accuses Martinrea of breach of contract
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DETROIT Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is suing supplier Martinrea International in a U.S. court, accusing the Canadian supplier of breach of contract and leaving FCA with an engine block shortage and monetary damages that could reach more than $100 million.
FCA said in the lawsuit filed Monday that the engine component supplier had a contractual obligation to supply 2,604 engine blocks per day and 13,021 per week.
The lawsuit claims the supplier improperly and unilaterally reallocated one of its 3,500-ton aluminum die casting machines for another customer, leaving FCA 7,000 engine blocks short each week.
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 critical piece for which Martinrea is the only external supplier and is needed to build the vehicles that boosted FCA to record-high profits in North America last quarter.