Posted on February 3rd, 2012 • by Bill Cawthon
Automotive News is reporting that the small Jeep slated for production in Fiat’s Mirafiori plant in Turin has been bumped back a year to allow Fiat to get its own version of the “B-SUV,” as it’s known inside the company, into production earlier. Fiat needs the new vehicle to replace its Sedici. The Sedici was [...]
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Posted on February 2nd, 2012 • by Bill Cawthon
Fiat today released the first official images of the upcoming 500L, the larger, 5-passenger, please-don’t-call-it-a-station-wagon, multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) that will join the 500 and upcoming 500 Abarth in Fiat’s U.S. lineup next year. As Fiat describes it: “With MPV passenger space combined with the feel of a small SUV on the road and the restrained [...]
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Posted on January 31st, 2012 • by Bill Cawthon
Chrysler has confirmed an Automotive News Europe report that Fiat and Chrysler will merge their parts and service operations under the Mopar brand. The brand, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary today, will unveil a new package design that incorporates the Mopar logo with the logos of ten of the vehicle brands produced by Chrysler [...]
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Posted on January 25th, 2012 • by Bill Cawthon
The ongoing truckers blockade has now shut down almost all Fiat production in Italy. The Mirafiori, Sevel Sud, Melfi, Cassino and Pomigliano factories have been idled and workers sent home for the rest of the week because it is impossible for supplies to be delivered. Fiat S.p.A. says it is losing 4,200 units of production [...]
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Posted on January 23rd, 2012 • by David Zatz
Within Italy, Fiat has started to promote the new Panda in a way that echoes recent Chrysler and Jeep ads, more than traditional Italian or Fiat ads. The new 90-second Fiat Panda spot started airing yesterday. In the ad, Fiat is shown as leading a new era of growth and development, calling on Italians to [...]
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Posted on January 17th, 2012 • by Bill Cawthon
After Chrysler/Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne announced the merger of Chrysler and Fiat would be 50 percent complete by the end of this year, the company’s stock rose 7.04 percent, regaining the four-euro level last seen in December. In addition, Goldman Sachs raised its outlook for Fiat SpA and Fiat Industrial to positive from neutral with [...]
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