Fiat and Chrysler Sign Alliance Plan

[Trulyloyale]

long time ago genial car x those who know cars ( in fact it's become a worldwide myth, a cult car ) , today such a great mini car with amazing tech specs ( which probably is something the average american customer is not prepared at ....) :

1000 better than those ridiculous and awful dust bins on 4 wheels so typically made in USA and which nobody bought anymore due to their embarrasingly bad quality and overall crappiness ....!

Say again : " Fix it again Tony " and " I'll pass on Fiat"

[Trulyloyale]

the stubborn minority of such pathetic ranters will only make people laugh !!

Those brained people need to get informed that the best cars of the world have always been made in Italy : Ferrari is the brand name , unless their classic wasp attitude is focused only on toilets Corvettes ,then they can tell whatever bs they like more .....;-) !! XD

As harmful as the american toilets on 4 wheels ? Only todays japanese cars !!

lol

[zodiacair]

Looks like a toilet on 4 wheels.

This is what you get when auto companies get desperate.

[culocacatoslabbrato]

fiat,ferrari,lamborghini,pagan­i,bugatti,abarth,lancia,alfa romeo,isotta......italian cars are the best!!!!

[OldsCutlass1978]

@culocacatoslabbrato Bugatti is French, they're made it Strasburg France.

[miguel3rodriguez]

Yes, VW builds Jetta in Mexico, also FORD, Chrysler, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Toyota, Honda, etc. They build GOOD quality cars in Mexico... other companies also build cars in Canada with the same good quality but I agree taxdollars should be spend in US to save American's jobs.

Fiat is not a reliable company, it builds some cars in Brazil, those cars really suck, they have very poor quality, also Fiat's designs are horrible, you can check them in Fiat's webpage.

[culocacatoslabbrato]

poor quality.....asd fuck off mexican shit

[xDteampower]

well fiat might suck,

but not the other cars of the fiat group

which actually means :

ferrari,maserati,alfa romeo, lancia, ......

[bos78]

I love Americans... The mini is a very very small car like the Smart FourTwo? Ya, not really.

[bos78]

Making cars in Mexico = crappy quality. VW builds their cars in Mexico and they are just about the least reliable cars you can buy. Any reputation they have for high quality is FALSE. Its based on when they imported their cars from Germany. I'd love to buy a Fiat 500, but not if its made in Mexico. So so disappointing. (I had a VW built in Mexico and it was the worst piece of crap ever, so yes my opinion is totally biased.)

[xDteampower]

you could actually import an european one, or just wait when the new fiat products are launched to the us market, made in the u.s.a. .

All Fiat products are going to be built in " old chrysler" factories!

Then you could try one " Made in the U.S.A. "

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[njattack]

Chrysler just sounded it's own death-knell today, Aug. 17, 2009 but making public that the Fiat cars will be made in Mexico.

I.e. U.S. taxdollars are being used to build factories in foreign lands and employing foreigners. This is absolutely unacceptable. U.S. taxdollars are for Americans only. With over 15+MIL Americans unemployed Chrysler has shown it is nothing but a terrorist company.

Americans, DO NOT BUY CHRYSLER AUTOS!

It's your job Americans, your future.

[quattrocentomila]

@Endreveren our country is BIG. YOUR psychologies is VERY small

[Endreveren]

I love Chrysler. We, as HUMANS, MUST do EVERYTHING WE CAN to revive this proud HUMAN company.

[dodgechryslersucks]

Really? I guess it is just like a proud HUMAN to have over 14 million vehicles with faulty seatbelts that can eject occupants in accidents where crash test dummies were ejected during testing, lack of Brake Shift Interlock where Mothers were being rolled over in their minivans, Seats that can collapse backward and injur or kill infants sitting behind, Steering in LH Vehicles known to have Inner Tie Rod Bolts Shear off causing loss of control, Wheels Hubs and Ball Joints that seperate and more!

[dodgechryslersucks]

Is it like a proud HUMAN company to decline valid warranty claims whenever possible forcing already struggling hard working American families to pay thousands on repairs that should be covered under warranty.

I would emplore you to visit the dodgechryslersucks channel and find out more about what you call a "proud Human company". Also visit dontbuydodgechryslervehicles do t c om

I would call it more of a "monster" that overly greedy corporate executives destroyed AFTER Lee Iaccoca.

[dodgechryslersucks]

Oh and I forgot, this "Proud HUMAN" company also just "slithered" its way out of liability for all for these defects it has known about for years where it somehow got out of having to be liable or being able to be sued for any any previous defects. In sharp contrast GM agreed to take on any product liability.

Again, a very proud HUMAN company. There might be some proud HUMANS working there but I wouldn't call it a Proud Human company, it's not very in touch with its human consumers.

[culocacatoslabbrato]

fiat,ferrari ,maserati,lamborghini,bugatti,­isotta,abarth....italian cars are the best

[MrForefra]

@culocacatoslabbrato non dimenticarti l'Alfa Romeo!

[enginecontrol32]

Chryslers Hemi is going to get violated by a Fiat ( 0 ( K, fuck that

[topdinero]

is Ferrari own by Fiat

[enginecontrol32]

maybe, not sure..but still there is a certian pride that is lost when a legendary american car make being owned by some foreign car make. mostly onwed or even partly. it is kinda like the M1 Abrahm's tank being owned by Smart.

( I miss the good old Chrysler engines, they used to make very good engines..still do..but not as much :( )

[topdinero]

Chrysler has gone a long way

[u1435]

Yes, Fiat owns Ferrari. They also own Maserati, Alfa Romeo and Lancia. It's called the FIAT GROUP

[xxMafia101]

No. They are comming out with a new 6.4L Hemi that makes close to 450HP.

[DrainExpress]

EVERYONE: A GREAT POLISH LANGUAGE LESSON:

Instead of Dodge Ram you might call this piece of crap: DODGE SRAM.

"Sram"= I shit (in Polish).

Thank you and enjoy!

[DrainExpress]

Chrysler/Dodge-the worst piece of shit on the North American market. Low.low quality crap-ask any mechanic ! It's a pity Fiat gets screwed getting involved in a shitty deal like that...

[carbons4]

Fiat+ Chrysler = Topolinos coming from the factory with Hemis in them.

[MYVCOAS]

carbons4

Then u r a very lucky person, while the rest of us has had to replace our chrysler/ford/GM transmission numerous times and the average lifespan of said cars were about 100000 miles, u can sit pretty with ur lucky finds.

"Never buy some piece of shit Jap/Chinese car"?? r u living in 1950 or something? The Japanese cars r lightyears ahead of US cars, that is why they dominate every profitable car classification. u want a car that doesnt break? Then buy a Toyota Corolla not a Dodge Neon

[carbons4]

No ill stick with my ram, my jeep. my chrysler. Maybe buy a new challenger. Usually the people that make a comment like yours dont know how to work on their car, dont have any mechanical reasoning and dont do the PM that A N Y car needs. Changing ALL the fluids when you are susposed to. NOT driving like a MORON....... the list goes on and on and on and.........

[carbons4]

My dodge ram has 310,000 miles . My chrysler concored has 240,000 miles. Both original except batterys,shocks, tires,etc. I will NEVER BUY SOME PIECE OF SHIT JAP/CHINESE CAR.

[23456applejuicebum]

I was just wondering, what color is the sky in your world?

[Endreveren]

Chrysler won't be American, it'll be Italian! Viva Italia!

[megacide84]

Thats why I buy Japanese.

[Endreveren]

You do not buy Japanese. You buy HUMAN.

[megacide84]

Well I prefer to have my autos made by HUMANS in Japan or Japanese run factorys

[Endreveren]

Well tough luck. Except for Prius and most non RX Lexus models, pretty much all Toyotas are made in the US by HUMANS.

[megacide84]

Hell As long as its Japanese run..its all good.

[dodgechryslersucks]

it's dejavu all over again, "pass the crappy company that executives over the years even pre-daimler have ran into the ground". Just like they originally referred to the Daimler deal as a merger of equals, this is referred to as an "alliance" for PR. However, it will end up with Cerberus, the private investment firm dumping the company and FIAT buying it out or buying pieces as Chrysler is pieced out.

[megacide84]

In the minds of most Americans(myself included) Chrysler is and has for a long time been regarded as a crappy third rate automaker.Most folks I know never considered a Chrysler when shopping for a new car. When it was suggested they were revolted at the thought.That brand should be allowed to die.

[Endreveren]

This makes NO sense. Whatever.

[megacide84]

What I meant to say is that if you want a Great quality,long lasting,reliable,well built,automobile you should buy from trusted Japanese brands i.e Toyota,Honda,Nisson,etc.Face it Chrysler has been reduced to a no name-third rate automaker now owned by another no-name third rate automaker.If you get any group of people together and offered them a choice between a Toyota or a Chrysler/Fiat car 100% will choose a Toyota no questions asked.

[Endreveren]

That's not true. A car's quality is inversely proportional to the speed at which it is built.

[megacide84]

No..a car's true quaility is based on precise enginering,durability of parts/componants,innovative construction.Something the "big 3" losers sorely lacked.The painful cuts/bankruptcy/restructuring they are going thru now should have been done In the 70s and 80s when they were having their asses handed to them by Japanese automakers.If they had done that then maybe they'd be in a stronger position now.

[dodgechryslersucks]

exactly, it should have been allowed to die, especially after its own private owner Cerberus had so little confidence that IT refused to dump any of its billions of dollars into "its own" company even after basically having Daimler basically "paid" Cerberus to take the company after everything was said and done.

[megacide84]

Chrysler is the American version of DAEWOO-A failed bad joke of a car company.

[megacide84]

Also when the government was bailing out GM & Chrysler.They invested heavily in GM but when it came to Crapsler..I mean Chrysler They were really eager to have it sold off.I really noticed how desperately they wanted to off-load it.Like it wasent really worth saving.Really makes you think how badly damaged the brand truly is.

[dodgechryslersucks]

exactly, it was also clear to me that the liability exceeded the companies value/assets the way that the Govt. had to help the company get out of all previous defect liability which as a Chrysler spokesman put it "was a necessary step for it's survival".

[megacide84]

TO HELL with its survival.The brand is damaged beyond repair.I say pull the plug & bury it once and for all.

[dodgechryslersucks]

exactly. I also believe that since it needed to get out of all it's past defect liability that seemed to exceed the value of the company that yes, it defintely should NOT have been allowed to survive. Company is injuring and killing an excessive amount of people with more defects it refuses to take responsibility for and/or correct, especially more than any other automaker, kill the company.

[emforty2]

Fiat will lose money like Daimler lost billions

joining 2 crappy companies = disaster

[Hasaluth]

fiat = fiat (obviously), alfa romeo, ferarri and maserati.

hardly a crappy company...

[JoeOnKeys]

Ferrari/Maserati have nothing to do with this merger. Fiat Auto Group does not include them

[cafta]

they do:)fiat owns maserati ferrari alfa and sang yong and now they are buying opel

[MarcoBucci86]

unfortunately Opel was acquired by Magna. Perhaps Fiat acquires Saab...

[cafta]

i have a GP:))

[MarcoBucci86]

You're wrong, Maserati and Alfa Romeo are part of Fiat Auto Group

[MarcoBucci86]

You've forget the other two brands: Abarth and Lancia

[chicorompecabesa]

I heard that the Fiat 500 will be sold in the U.S. if Fiat and Chrysler combine.

[taddarita75]

Today the key to survive in the car market is sharing as much as possible the production costs.

Both of the companies, Fiat and Chrysler are interested in this partnership.

My dream is to buy in Europe the beautiful Dodge Challenger : )

[Perucho20ie]

And Peugeots have the best Suspension of all cars, great styling and luxury features.

Chrysler has great ideas, and must say that 90% of their cars, excluding the compass, caliber and current Sebring, are the prettiest of the road, they turn many heads. The problem With Chrysler is with the Engineering in terms of reliability, interior quality and fuel efficiency.

Fiats are Sturdy-made, road competent, and have many Clever Features, I had a Fiat Tempra!

[Perucho20ie]

I´ve had cars from diverse manufacturers and must say that Fiats are very Smart Cars, I had a 2002 Chrysler Sebring 2.0LE which was a jewell but had some build quality issues, anyway I loved It, also a 2006 Liberty Limited, Awesome! An 88 XJ Cherokee, Great undestructable. A 98 Honda Civic, nice but boring. A 96 Volvo 460, It was a great driving Experience. Now I have 2 Peugeots a 96 405 STi and a 97 605 SRi, Which are certainly the best overall, Great driving, excellent quality!

[Perucho20ie]

That's what happens when Americans Start buying Camrys and Accords, instead of Stratus and Sebrings, Siennas and Odisseys instead of Caravans... And many others, now they are regreating Chrysler's Bankruptcy, their uncle's, daddy's or whoever's they know lay off.

While Toyota Becomes more powerful every day, because of Americans.

Do you think that japanese people buy foreign cars...haha no! I owned 3 Chryslers, here in Peru, and i will buy another. Now i have 2 Peugeots.

[Trulyloyale]

Dear american friends, learn from FIAT what car's engineering is and welcome in the XXI cent .....!!

[Perucho20ie]

I had a 1996 FIAT Tempra, What a great MAchine!!!

[Trulyloyale]

Yes , the Tempra was a successful family car , big confort , a good realiability ( a couple of small defects only in practical use) , many optionals and an affordable price .

Since recent years all electronic components got sufficiently tested before

be put in manufacturing line .

[Trulyloyale]

yeah , Fix It Again Tony .....!!! DD

For now tthe ones who must fix something again are only the blind yankees, so ignorant when it comes to cars & motors , they must fix their bankrupted car's industry & their abandoned factories again since 1979 :-)

No wonder, the Chrysler / GM / Ford stuff

was rubbish, overpassed rubbish of bad quality , low tech on board & crappy equippement nobody in the world wanted anymore even gifted .

[umberto37]

I have a Fiat... 240km with 8€ to methane, in Italy!!! Here the gasoline, methane... Is more expensive that over there!!!

Great Fiat!!!

[zarbanar]

Fiat Punto was the car we had before we moved in Canada... i hope they'll make them here now ;)

[staktikis]

They sell the old Punto as a budget Fiat, but you can stil buye it , here in Holland aprox 11000 Euro.

[rw5791]

eh,fix it again tony.Come on,fugetaboutit.

[jblackapple]

I hope Fiat brings the 500 Abarth!!!!!!

[315hb]

I don't mind small cars, but that thing (the Fiat) is a fucking death trap...besides being boring and ugly. I wouldn't want to transport my entire family in that rat! I'll drive my SUV and gladly pay a little more at the pump knowing that my wife and kids are much safer in it. These companies just need to make SUV's more fuel efficient...that's all. However, it comes as no surprise to me that this Chrysler/GM/Ford bankruptcy is happening. It was only a matter of time, and that time is now.

[P40L0M]

then.... you buy FiatChrysler S.U.V. and pay a much less at the pump.

[nickzta]

hehehe right!

[Trulyloyale]

if u up in the US don't want mini cars your business , but don't say your yankee cars built with no advanced tech & badly engineered were better before 'cos it's just the opposite.

Your so called US cars were nothing but big pieces of steel, horribly designed & getting pharcical performances on the road.

That's the truth and that's why your american so called cars couldn't sell even a screw all over the world 'cos nobody wanted to buy ur stupid insignificant cow boys horses !

[SZ19891993]

dodge 500 with the hemi engine of the charger!!!!!

it rocks!!!!

[infovobis]

fiat 500

[sardosfish]

rddollarbill italian says the same for american cars....but we are the leader in the world in cars and motorcicles and we win in all races.excuse our if Ferrari.Famborghini,Faserati,A­lfaromeo,Pagani,Ducati,Aprilia­,MotoGuzzi,MV Agusta and other are italian....we help like american help italians in ww2!thank you for american places.

[aldusdj]

ITALIANS DO IT BETTER...

...miny cars are the future, big cars are the dead...

:D:D:D

[megacide84]

Italians may do it better ...but the JAPANESE STILL ARE THE BEST.

[aldusdj]

japanese don't know what is DESIGN, STYLE, ELEGANCE...

[megacide84]

Yeah but they do know DURABILITY , QUAILITY, RELIABILITY &

[Endreveren]

Exactly. Their country is small and their psychology is affected by this fact. Hence, everything they produce seem to be small. China and the US are big countries, and their psychologies reflect this: everything they make are big. Russia is by far the world's largest country, and their psychology reflects this: everything they produce are the world's biggest, by far.

[rddollarbill]

the death of chrysler fiat wasn't shit before and there not shit now keep your miny me cars in europe we americans don't want that shit.

[sspope]

you wouldn't fit in anyway.

[nickzta]

so why all American carmakers are on the edge of bankrupcy?

[Ennester19]

Lancia builds beautiful cars.

[emforty2]

just shows chrysler does not know how to make small cars

just like GM rebading japanese cars as GEO or importing chevy aveo a Korean Kia

and ford importing the focus from Europe

they make good SUVs but who needs an SUV now ?

i've got a big pile just outside any dealership new and old