Fiat Seeks Dismissal of GM Suit Over Alleged Union Bribes
- Fiat says GM theory in lawsuit ‘defies economic logic’
- It’s a ‘predictable tactic,” GM responds to Fiat filing
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV asked a federal court to dismiss a racketeering lawsuit General Motors Co. hit the Italian-American automaker with two months ago, saying the U.S. company’s theory “defies economic logic.”
GM alleged in November that Fiat Chrysler inflicted billions of dollars in damages by bribing United Auto Workers leaders for competitive advantages that the union denied to GM. The biggest U.S. carmaker also accused Sergio Marchionne, the late chief executive officer of Fiat Chrysler, of conspiring with the UAW in his years-long attempt to merge the two companies.