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Odd that FIAT is equivalent to Mini in sales, and yet no one is screaming for Mini to get out of the American market.
It would be unfortunate for them to leave the U.S. market again. When I initially heard Fiat was reviving a classic two-seater, I was excited about the possibility of it being the mid-engine rear-wheel-drive X1/9, but I wasn't disappointed with the 124 Spider.And unfortunately......good luck with possible resale and future value...kinda sucks with such a nice vehicle...
While quality & reliability of Mini isn't great, I believe the reason is because it doesn't have Fiat's negative reputation.Odd that FIAT is equivalent to Mini in sales, and yet no one is screaming for Mini to get out of the American market.
Precisely. Mocking FIAT is trendy, mocking Mini for the same problems isn't.While quality & reliability of Mini isn't great, I believe the reason is because it doesn't have Fiat's negative reputation.
Regardless of the journalist's agenda, the numbers can't be disputed. Marchionne has been bleeding Jeep & Ram to keep Fiat & Alfa Romeo alive. He claimed the sales of the 500 & 4C would be vast, but it didn't materialize. Dodge is running on an aged platform due to lack of research & development funding. Instead of introducing the Giorgio platform on a new Charger & Challenger, which would've made fiscal sense, he introduced it on the Giulia, to appease his ego. The Chrysler brand is down to 2 vehicles. He's been searching for a partner for about 2 years & in that time no one will even entertain a conversation about it with him.Been trolling on here since I bought my Abarth in January. But this post got me motivated. If you search this "journalist," Mr. McIntyre, you'll discover that he publishes vitriol directed at Fiat--and Fiat exclusively--every 30 days or so. Like clockwork. He has an agenda, though I haven't figured it out. I tried calling him out in a private email but no response. He does not post this kind of commentary on any other car company. I don't know what got this dude's panties in a bunch but you should not take his so-called "columns" very seriously. Every body knows Fiat Chrysler has challenges, but imminent collapse is not one of them. Marchionne is looking for a partner to scale up production and reduce expenses. Eventually he will find one. As for McIntyre, he has no objectivity whatsoever. Look to stock analysts for objective commentary.