Fiat recall leaves palladium buyers bracing for ‘supply shock’

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’s recall of almost 900 0000 gasoline-fueled vehicles could spur additional demand for the palladium market that’s already reeling from shortages.

Replacing the catalytic converters in these vehicles would require an additional 77 000 oz of palladium, said Miguel Perez-Santalla, sales and marketing manager at refiner Heraeus Metals New York.