CEThomas Posted January 20, 2009 Posted January 20, 2009 Will have to say I did not see this one coming. http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/ ... 6Y20090120
aemsee Posted January 20, 2009 Posted January 20, 2009 Definitly a blindside. At least the company stays whole, for a little while. Fix It Again ,Tony!
CEThomas Posted January 20, 2009 Author Posted January 20, 2009 Well. 1st French 2nd German 3rd Italian You have to ask who is next :rotfl2:
summerinmaine Posted January 20, 2009 Posted January 20, 2009 Will have to say I did not see this one coming. http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/ ... 6Y20090120 Makes good sense. Fiat makes economical cars but no trucks or 4WDs (AFAIK), wants back in to the US market, and needs a dealer/distribution network. Chrysler has some good trucks and 4WDs, but nada for cars (and I've owned a couple, so I know). Marriage made in heaven.
CEThomas Posted January 21, 2009 Author Posted January 21, 2009 Only problem is everyone will think of the Fiat's of the 70's and 80's. Sure hope things would be better then back then. No matter I was about 10 min away from driving off with a new X 1/9 :D and wish I had did over the MG I did buy :doh:
Randy in Maine Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 [Fiat makes economical cars but no trucks or 4WDs (AFAIK) Actually Fiat owns Iveco trucks. Plenty of them in the US. #8 Fiat has the technology to build small cars that hopefully will allow #12 Chrysler to survive.
summerinmaine Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 Actually Fiat owns Iveco trucks. Plenty of them in the US. Thanks. I didn't know that. Do they have consumer trucks in addition to commercial?
702_MJ Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 That sux. As long as mopar stays mopar ill be happy. the day i find a hemi fiat, my hemi piston and skull tattoo lose most of its meaning :( . Time to get a chrysler star put on some where definitely branded loyalty then.
CEThomas Posted January 21, 2009 Author Posted January 21, 2009 Actually Fiat owns Iveco trucks. Plenty of them in the US. Thanks. I didn't know that. Do they have consumer trucks in addition to commercial? Yes, they are called Ram and Dakota :rotfl2: Sorry just had to say that :D Hope it works out, I do like the Linea Diesel they sale :brows: And if they would come back out with a X-1/9 :bowdown:
Randy in Maine Posted January 21, 2009 Posted January 21, 2009 As far as I am aware, no non-commerical trucks are imported here. I am sure you have heard of the "Chicken War" where imported trucks are taxed 25%..... http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:15b ... cd=2&gl=us
Eagle Posted January 22, 2009 Posted January 22, 2009 Will have to say I did not see this one coming. http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/ ... 6Y20090120 Makes good sense. Fiat makes economical cars but no trucks or 4WDs (AFAIK), wants back in to the US market, and needs a dealer/distribution network. Chrysler has some good trucks and 4WDs, but nada for cars (and I've owned a couple, so I know). Marriage made in heaven. This is like an instant replay of AMC and Renault. All the same reasons. Seriously -- are you going to go to a Jeep dealer to buy a POS Italian econo-box? I mean -- Fiat has been in the American market. There's a REASON they failed here.
702_MJ Posted January 22, 2009 Posted January 22, 2009 Eagle does have a point. But seriously why is American dealers going down that's the question. What is the difference between the japs and American. I swear half of toyotas sales are in Hawaii. But why what makes people so drawn to them. I personally will always buy American. But why won't the rest of the nation, is it the quality, the looks, the resale value, WHAT IS IT!?!
summerinmaine Posted January 22, 2009 Posted January 22, 2009 This is like an instant replay of AMC and Renault. All the same reasons. Seriously -- are you going to go to a Jeep dealer to buy a POS Italian econo-box? I mean -- Fiat has been in the American market. There's a REASON they failed here. Perhaps, but I understand that Fiat has earned a much better reputation in Europe over the past decade. Only time will tell if it's a smart play by Fiat, and Chrysler probably doesn't have a long list of suitors waiting in the wings.
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