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On October 12, 2011, Allpar broke the story that Victor Villanueva, head of Fiat Auto in Mexico, had left the company. Automotive News has now confirmed that story, noting that his duties will be divided among the directors of sales/service, marketing/advertising, and dealer development, who will report to Fred Diaz, head of Chrysler Mexico. According [...]
Allpar was recently told by a reliable source that Victor Villanueva, head of Fiat Mexico and former head of Mitusbishi Mexico, was fired by Fred Diaz on Friday. Earlier this year, Diaz was given responsibility for Chrysler’s operations in Mexico. Fred Diaz allegedly asked for the keys to Villanueva’s car and office, handed him a [...]
Ram CEO Fred Diaz has been put in charge of Chrysler de Mexico, and will have responsibility for Latin America; he will continue to run Ram. Allpar sources have noted problems with the Chrysler organization in Mexico for some time now, and a recent scandal involving government purchases of cars and motorcycles at excessive cost [...]
“Mr. Source” wrote: In January 2011, Chrysler had the 5th place in Mexican sales; first was Nissan with 16,507 units, next GM with 12,655, then VW with 9,637 units, Ford with 6,629 and finally Chrysler, with 6,151 units a decrease of 6% from January 2010. The Dodge Journey was the 11th best seller in Mexico, [...]