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Originally Posted by wbt
Much truth in your statement. They have already begun retooling plans for several plants to make Fiat designed vehicles and engines in the US. This is total failure IMO. Last time I checked Fiat offered nothing that appeals to the American auto buyer.
Take a look: http://www.fiat.com/cgi-bin/pbrand.d...m/showroom.jsp
It is like stepping back into the '90's.....
It will fail in a large "ball of fire" way:
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The only fiat they are bringing over is the 500 and that is a no brainer, ESPECIALLY the turbocharged Abarth version. They ARE goin gto be using the same basic platforms, but the actual cars (interior/exterior design, engine, transmission, suspension, etc, etc) are going to be designed here by Chrysler, Dodge, etc, etc. People, Chrysler isn't going anywhere, but it is going to be a few years before we see the fruits or the new merger. Supposedly 90% of all Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep vehicles are supposed to be madeover or refreshed by the end of this year. A few things we can look forward too is heavily revised and more class competitive Sebring and Avenger, Pentastar V6s replacing the older V6s, new 300 and Charger, they are finally getting rid of the 3.8 in the Wrangler in the next couple years and giving it a Pentastar V6. It's going to take time, Fiat seems to realize this, they also seem to realize they need to leave these brands with their own identites.