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Just saw your future car on the way to work today.
How did it look? There are a few around now.
Italian cars have improved, especially Maserati. Once it was managed and controlled by Ferrari, things changed big time, and continue to improve. Look at the Gran Tourismo, simply amazing.
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Actually Fiat is the head company, it owns Ferrari, Lancia, Alpha Romeo, Chrysler, Maserati, and a few other car companies.
Fiat asked Ferrari to co develop the new Maserati Engine and to work together to produce higher class cars to compete with BMW, Mercedes and Audi.
Ferrari succeeded and the result was the 3800, the 4200, the Quatroporte, the Gran Turismo, and the all mighty MC12.
Now apparently, the joint venture with Ferrari has diminished and now they have joined with Alpha, not 100% sure.
And for the record Fiat is very likely merging Chrysler and Lancia. I say very likely because of local news reports plus when I was shooting the Detroit Auto Show there for all to see was a Chrysler-badged Lancia Delta, pretty as you please. Goes right along with Lancia's CEO being appointed head of Chrysler.
Last edited by Dr Mordrid; 29 January 2010, 18:38.
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That's good news Doc. I also heard that Lancia is on the verge of bankruptcy, so hopefully this merger will work out for both companies.
I would love to walk into a Chrysler dealer to buy a fiat or a Lancia.
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