Posted on January 17th, 2012 • by Bill Cawthon
Bloomberg News is reporting that Fiat will add a five-door model that CEO Olivier Francois says is “related” to the 500 already on sale in the U.S. and Canada. The new model will be introduced at the Geneva Auto Show in March and go on sale in America in 2013. “Related to” the 500 leaves [...]
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Posted on January 13th, 2012 • by David Zatz
A Ram version of the Fiat Ducato van will, as predicted by Allpar, be coming in 2013 — though it will be made in the Saltillo, Mexico plant rather than at Warren. The expansion of Saltillo, expected to cost around $500 million, would allow the van to be made in Fiat form for South America [...]
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Posted on January 11th, 2012 • by Bill Cawthon
Fiat today announced a starting MSRP of $22,000 for the new 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth. That price does not include destination charge. In the 1960s, Karl Abarth’s cars were already being described as “small but wicked.” Abarths have a long history of success in European competition and offer world-class performance and precision, purposeful and aggressive [...]
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Posted on January 11th, 2012 • by Bill Cawthon
Auburn Hills is probably looking more tempting than ever to Fiat/Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne, if only because the U.S. government isn’t harassing him. Reported in today’s Il Sole 24 Oro, Elsa Fornero, the Italian Minister of Labor, announced she wishes to meet with Marchionne “as soon as possible” to discuss “in person his intentions.” Fornero [...]
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Posted on January 9th, 2012 • by Bill Cawthon
Automotive News is reporting Fiat SpA is planning to build two cars based on the new Dodge Dart in partnership with Guangzhou Automobile Company at the Guangzhou plant in Hunan Province. The cars would be exported to Europe, badged as Fiats. The first would be a sedan with Fiat styling. The second would be a [...]
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Posted on January 6th, 2012 • by Bill Cawthon
The addition of the 300-based Thema and the Voyager, a Town & Country clone, help Fiat add sales in the important German market. The two vehicles are credited with Lancia’s 60-percent improvement, based on 2011 new registration figures published by the KBA (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt or Federal Motor Transport Authority) in Flensburg, Germany. In addition, Fiat Group [...]
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