Milan/Berlin — Italy rejected Germany’s request to look closer at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ (FCA) vehicles to ensure they meet European emission rules, as the months-long feud between the countries over the issue escalated. Italian Deputy Transport Minister Riccardo Nencini said the "insistence of the German government after the responses given by the Italian ministry is incomprehensible". Italy’s government was collaborating with the European Commission, Nencini said on Friday after the EU’s executive arm said German authorities had expressed serious concerns on emissions of the Fiat 500x. "We have repeatedly asked Italian authorities to come forward with convincing answers as soon as possible," the EU Commission said. Fiat Chrysler is under investigation by the US justice department over its alleged failure to disclose software that violated emissions standards, according to people familiar with the matter, another legal hurdle for a company already under criminal scrutiny for it...
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