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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV has agreed to repurchase more than half a million vehicles — most of them Ram pickups — as part of a settlement with the federal government that also includes a record $105 million penalty for delaying action on safety defects in its vehicles, Bloomberg News reported.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles reported profit that missed analysts’ estimates as costs for recalling faulty vehicles blunted the benefits from a stronger dollar and sales of Ram pickups and Jeep SUVs in the U.S.