Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat Production Will End in June

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Photo credit: FCA US LLC

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Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat Production Will End In June


When Dodge first announced the mad Durango SRT Hellcat back in November, it said that it would only be produced for one model year. Carscoops brought our attention to a report from Mopar Insiders citing dealer sources who say that production will end in June. Initially, Dodge only planned on building around 2000 examples, but there was enough demand to expand production. Still, the Durango Hellcat should be rare, and the time to order one is running out.

Romain Grosjean May Join IndyCar

After his harrowing Bahrain crash, it looked unclear if now-former Formula 1 racer Romain Grosjean would join IndyCar as previously thought. But Racer reports that Grosjean is looking to continue his open-wheel career, and he's tapped to join Dale Coyne Racing for the 2021 IndyCar season with an announcement possibly coming as soon as next week. Right now, it's unclear if Grosjean will run the full season or skip IndyCar's three planned oval races. He'll be joining an impressive rookie class including seven-time NASCAR champ Jimmie Johnson and Australian Supercars legend Scott McLaughlin. At Coyne, Grosjean will likely be partnered with Ed Jones, Charlie Kimball, or Pietro Fittipaldi.

Toyota Ordered to Pay $180 Million Fine for Clean Air Act Misreporting

Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Justice ordered Toyota of North America to pay a $180 million fine for misreporting emissions data in violation of the Clean Air Act. Per the New York Times, it's the biggest such fine ever levied against an automaker. The DOJ put out a damning statement.

"For a decade, Toyota systematically violated regulations that provide EPA with a critical compliance tool to ensure that vehicles on the road comply with federal emissions standards," said Audrey Strauss, an attorney for the Southern District of New York. "Toyota shut its eyes to the noncompliance, failing to provide proper training, attention, and oversight to its Clean Air Act reporting obligations. Toyota’s actions undermined EPA’s self-disclosure system and likely led to delayed or avoided emission-related recalls, resulting in financial benefit to Toyota and excess emissions of air pollutants."

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