:00:00. > :00:21.US watchdogs accuse Fiat Chrysler over its emissions software.
:00:22. > :00:29.The boss calls it "absolute nonsense."
:00:30. > :00:31.Plus, is it a console, or a hand-held?
:00:32. > :00:34.Nintendo takes on Sony, Microsoft and mobile phones
:00:35. > :00:52.We will be talking to a tech guru about that latest Nintendo gadget
:00:53. > :01:08.We start in the US, where car giant, Fiat Chrysler, is denying it
:01:09. > :01:11.faces its own "dieselgate" scandal, just a day after Volkswagen
:01:12. > :01:14.was fined more than $4 billion for cheating emissions tests.
:01:15. > :01:16.The US regulator, the Environmental Protection Agency,
:01:17. > :01:19.is accusing Fiat Chrysler of failing to disclose emissions software,
:01:20. > :01:21.at least eight different types, installed in thousands
:01:22. > :01:25.It says the software allowed the cars to exceed pollution limits,
:01:26. > :01:33.and pump out higher levels of harmful nitrogen dioxide.
:01:34. > :01:36.But the company's boss says it did nothing illegal.
:01:37. > :01:41.The investigation involves the Jeep Grand Cherokee SUV
:01:42. > :01:44.and Dodge Ram pickup made in the last three years.
:01:45. > :01:46.That adds up to more than 100,000 vehicles,
:01:47. > :01:51.The EPA says Fiat Chrysler could be liable for fines of up
:01:52. > :02:01.But Fiat Chrysler's boss Sergio Marchionne called
:02:02. > :02:03.the investigation "absolute nonsense," he says there was never
:02:04. > :02:05.an intention to cheat emissions tests.
:02:06. > :02:08.Still, investors aren't so sure, the company's stock plunged as much
:02:09. > :02:11.as 16% on the news, although, it did recover after Mr Marchionne
:02:12. > :02:14.gave a conference call to reassure them, ending about 10% down.
:02:15. > :02:54.From New York, here's Samira Hussain.
:02:55. > :03:01.with regards to whether actually they are being accused of this, the
:03:02. > :03:07.Environmental Protection Agency says they used software to allow access
:03:08. > :03:12.diesel emissions in more than 100,000 trucks and sport utility
:03:13. > :03:17.vehicles sold since 2014. Briefly, it seems they could have been
:03:18. > :03:21.engaged in similar activities as Volkswagen. But what the head of
:03:22. > :03:27.Chrysler has said is that this is just a case of misunderstanding. And
:03:28. > :03:31.Chrysler had been in touch with the EPA for a long time and had gone
:03:32. > :03:40.through many discussions with regard to how their remissions tests works.
:03:41. > :03:44.Chrysler was quick to defend themselves against these accusations
:03:45. > :03:48.by the Environment Protection Agency and further to say that any sort of
:03:49. > :03:50.comparison between them and Volkswagen is just outrageous.
:03:51. > :03:51.Indeed. Jim Holder, is the Editorial
:03:52. > :03:54.Director at Haymarket Automotive which publishes WhatCar,
:03:55. > :04:04.Autocar and the Pistonheads website. You know a thing or two about cars.
:04:05. > :04:13.Thank you for coming in at this horrible hour. Is that true or
:04:14. > :04:18.false? They have firmly rebutted be accusations, but there was a waiting
:04:19. > :04:22.time, almost 1.5 years now, everyone has waited for someone in the car
:04:23. > :04:26.industry to be caught. Is that because when Volkswagen surfaced,
:04:27. > :04:33.the scandal, we thought that could not be the only one. That was always
:04:34. > :04:37.the suspicion. Every manufacturer has been investigated and many have
:04:38. > :04:44.come away looking like they have not cheated. But this may have stuck at
:04:45. > :04:52.last. The FCA are under the spotlight. Good Chrysler benefit in
:04:53. > :04:56.seven days' time when Donald Trump becomes president? There is a strong
:04:57. > :05:06.suspicion that the FCA have been playing a waiting game,? Fiat
:05:07. > :05:13.Chrysler yes it. Donald Trump is not a strong environmentalist. They have
:05:14. > :05:16.a very strong relationship with Donald Trump. The big boss of this
:05:17. > :05:22.company is friends with Donald Trump. It is the only one that has
:05:23. > :05:27.not been criticised by Donald Trump in the last few weeks. They have a
:05:28. > :05:34.strong relationship. The incoming Environment Protection Agency boss
:05:35. > :05:39.has a different thought on this. Could this accelerate, no pun
:05:40. > :05:51.intended, the demise of diesel? I think it is gathering momentum, the
:05:52. > :05:54.anti-diesel movement, in Europe, many countries are banning it. In
:05:55. > :06:08.3-5 years, we could see volumes significantly come down. OK. So
:06:09. > :06:16.don't buy a diesel? I wouldn't suggest it. I have one. Anyone want
:06:17. > :06:18.to buy mine? And now to the other big story in the past half-hour.
:06:19. > :06:23.It's just been unveiled by Nintendo, and it's called the Switch.
:06:24. > :06:29.It can work as a hand-held gaming device, or plug into your TV and be
:06:30. > :06:34.Nintendo hope they can cash in on the surge in mobile gaming.
:06:35. > :06:36.Remember the success of their own Pokemon Go?
:06:37. > :06:39.And also take on the Microsoft XBox and Sony Playstation
:06:40. > :06:47.It will go on sale on March third at around $260 in Japan and $299
:06:48. > :06:50.And, hopefully, make everyone forget about the disastrous flop
:06:51. > :06:54.John Porter is the Home Technology Writer at TechRadar,
:06:55. > :07:01.a website that advises tech fans on what to buy.
:07:02. > :07:10.It is great to have you with us. What do you think about this? What
:07:11. > :07:14.is Nintendo doing? Are they hanging on to the past? I did not bring my
:07:15. > :07:21.mobile phone but I wanted to waive it around and say that mobile gaming
:07:22. > :07:25.surely has to be the future. This has always been the problem with
:07:26. > :07:36.Nintendo, having a problem with the potable side. The Nintendo DS and
:07:37. > :07:39.the home console side, the Wii and Wii U. Hopefully they can reconcile
:07:40. > :07:46.both and bring them together into the Switch. The prices bit steep.
:07:47. > :07:55.299 is similar in the United States to what you would pay for the XBox
:07:56. > :08:01.one consoles. It is a little bit cheaper. But if you are a first-time
:08:02. > :08:06.buyer and are looking at the three consuls, you get more bang for your
:08:07. > :08:12.buck with the XBox one or the PlayStation. This will not be able
:08:13. > :08:21.to take them on, the Xbox or the PlayStation? It depends. Nintendo's
:08:22. > :08:25.strength has been the first party games, Super Mario, Zelda... They
:08:26. > :08:33.seem strong with that. The real test will be with third-party publishers,
:08:34. > :08:41.Ubisoft, etc. In that regard, the presentation has shown off some good
:08:42. > :08:51.things. We had but as the come on saying that Switch would have
:08:52. > :09:06.Skyrim. -- Bethesda. Also Fifa will come to it as well. And you advise
:09:07. > :09:09.technology fans to buy or not to buy. What do you recommend? With
:09:10. > :09:13.something like the Switch, we have to see what the full launch looks
:09:14. > :09:19.like. Zelda looks like a good launch game. But it is not quite enough to
:09:20. > :09:25.recommend an entire game system. OK. Thank you very much for coming in,
:09:26. > :09:30.John. Have a good day and have a good weekend. Let me leave you with
:09:31. > :09:33.two stories before we go. Lee has been questioned for over 22
:09:34. > :09:37.hours on suspicion of bribery in a corruption scandal involving
:09:38. > :09:39.President Park Geun-hye. The South Korean special
:09:40. > :09:41.prosecutor's office is investigating whether Samsung provided $25 million
:09:42. > :09:44.to a business and foundations backed by Park's friend in exchange
:09:45. > :09:47.for the national pension fund's support for a 2015 merger
:09:48. > :09:49.of two Samsung companies. It says it will decide soon
:09:50. > :09:53.whether to issue a warrant Wow! It is heating up in South
:09:54. > :10:06.Korea, isn't it? India's most powerful
:10:07. > :10:08.corporation has a new boss. Natarajan Chandra-sekaran has been
:10:09. > :10:11.named the new Chairman of the $100 It has assets all over the world
:10:12. > :10:20.including Jaguar Landrover here in the UK,
:10:21. > :10:22.as well as Tata Steel. He will have to work hard
:10:23. > :10:26.to repair damage to the group after the acrimonious sacking
:10:27. > :10:28.of the previous boss Cyrus Mistry, who alleged serious ethical
:10:29. > :10:30.and governance problems at the company and
:10:31. > :10:42.is now being sued. so, he has got his work cut out for
:10:43. > :10:43.him. And that is it for