SD 1 sd05312018_fcanv.htm SD SD 05312018_FCA NV


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM SD
SPECIALIZED DISCLOSURE REPORT
FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES N.V.
 
(Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Netherlands
 
001-36675
 
61-1818372
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
25 St. James’s Street
London SW1A 1HA
United Kingdom
 
Not applicable.
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Scott Thiele
Chief Purchasing Officer
(248) 512-2950
 
(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the
person to contact in connection with this report.)
Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to which this form is being filed, and provide the period to which the information in this form applies:
 
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Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2017.











Unless otherwise specified, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” “FCA,” and the “Company” refers to Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V., a public limited liability company (naamloze vennootschap) organized under the laws of the Netherlands, its consolidated subsidiaries, or any one or more of them, as the context may require.

Introduction

We are a global automotive group engaged in designing, engineering, manufacturing, distributing and selling vehicles, components and production systems worldwide through 159 manufacturing facilities and 87 research and development centers. We have operations in more than 40 countries and sell our vehicles directly or through distributors and dealers in more than 140 countries. We design, engineer, manufacture, distribute and sell vehicles for the mass-market under the Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Fiat Professional, Jeep, Lancia and Ram brands and the SRT performance vehicle designation. For our mass-market vehicle brands, we have centralized design, engineering, development and manufacturing operations, which allow us to efficiently operate on a global scale. We support our vehicle shipments with the sale of related service parts and accessories, as well as service contracts, worldwide under the Mopar brand name for mass-market vehicles. In addition, we design, engineer, manufacture, distribute and sell luxury vehicles under the Maserati brand. We make available retail and dealer financing, leasing and rental services through our subsidiaries, joint ventures and commercial arrangements with third party financial institutions. We also operate in the components and production systems sectors under the Magneti Marelli, Teksid and Comau brands.

Our products may contain tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold (collectively, “3TG”) and a portion of those minerals may have originated from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (the “DRC”) and its adjoining countries (with the DRC, the “Covered Countries”).
We are committed to responsible sourcing and avoid knowingly using conflict minerals that support or fund inhumane treatment, including human trafficking, slavery, forced labor, child labor, torture and war crimes. Due to the complexity of our supply chain, we are dependent upon our suppliers to provide the information necessary to correctly identify the smelters and refiners that produce the 3TG in our products and take appropriate action to determine that these smelters and refiners source responsibly.

Section 1 - Conflict Minerals Disclosure
 
Item 1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report
FCA has concluded that during 2017,
 
a)
FCA has manufactured and contracted to manufacture products as to which “conflict minerals” (as defined in Section 1, Item 1.01 (d)(3) of Form SD) are necessary to the functionality or production of such products.
 
b)
Based on a “reasonable country of origin inquiry” we believe that a portion of the 3TG in our products originated or may have originated in the Covered Countries and are not from recycled or scrap sources.
Our reasonable country of origin inquiry employed a combination of measures to determine whether the 3TG in our products originated from the Covered Countries or came from recycled or scrap sources. Our primary means of determining country of origin of 3TG was by conducting a survey of our direct production, service, and after-market part suppliers (collectively, our “direct suppliers”) using the Responsible Minerals Initiatives’s Conflict Minerals Reporting Template and the iPoint Conflict Minerals Platform.
Item 1.02 Exhibit
Our Conflict Minerals Report for the calendar year ended December 31, 2017 is filed as Exhibit 1.01 to this Form SD.
Section 2 - Exhibits
 
Item 2.01 Exhibits
Exhibit 1.01 - Conflict Minerals Report as required by Items 1.01 and 1.02 of this Form SD.
 





SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the duly authorized undersigned.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: May 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V.
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 /s/ Scott Thiele
 
 
 
 
 
 Scott Thiele
 
 
 
 
 
 Vice President and Chief Purchasing Officer