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As predicted at Allpar.com, Chrysler will use two Fiat vans, the Ducato and Doblo, to reenter the commercial van segment next year. Previous speculation had focused on the Iveco Daily, but the spinoff of Iveco into the newly independent Fiat Industrial S.p.A. left the two vans from Fiat Professional as the most likely candidates. According [...]
Chrysler registered the trademark Tradesman on December 15 in the motor vehicles category. Dodge sold a Tradesman version of their B-van for many years, but under Daimler, stopped making the vans, which competed against Daimler’s own Sprinter. In addition, the trademark AMC, complete with “A-mark” and exactly as used in the 1970s and 1980s, was [...]
With the relatively unpopular Sprinter reverting to Mercedes and Freightliner, Dodge is reportedly working on adapting a Fiat commercial van for its dealers (Daimler dropped Dodge’s famed B-van nearly a decade ago). However, Nissan, having seen an opening in the market for a reasonably priced, efficient commercial van to take over from the aged Ford [...]
The U.S. will get a 4-door version of the Fiat 500 that will be introduced to the European market next year. No timetable for a U.S. debut has been set. This will be the fourth version of the Italian micro-car scheduled to be offered to the American public. Previously announced models include the base 500, [...]