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In addition to the dozens killed by the storms and millions of lives uprooted, there were an array of effects on companies.
Fiat Chrysler maintains the vehicles do not contain a defect and comply with federal safety requirements.
The company will admit to wire fraud for misleading regulators, consumers and car manufacturers about the safety of its air bags.
The EPA alleged Fiat Chrysler put software in 2014-2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Ram 1500 models that allows them to exceed pollution limits.
For more and more consumers, the decision to buy a new car quickly becomes a choice to buy some kind of sport utility vehicle.
A veteran Volkswagen engineer pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud U.S. regulators and customers, the first criminal charge in the Justice Departments year-long investigation into the companys rigging of federal air-pollution tests.