tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734311613274388408.post8577835259707693780..comments2024-03-05T03:22:30.514-05:00Comments on NISMO Stuff: If This is the Best Hope for Saving Chrysler...spalind (Dan Spalinger)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09888496792150069715noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734311613274388408.post-50292157307966215112010-04-04T10:50:23.512-04:002010-04-04T10:50:23.512-04:00Latest reports are that the initial batch of 500&#...Latest reports are that the initial batch of 500's to arrive on these shores WILL be from Poland...yes, eventually they will be produced here but not the initial vehicles.<br /><br />If you've noticed, gas prices have stablized and the F150 is still the best selling vehicle in America. Nissan dealers in particular are clamoring for more truck/SUV production. I don't doubt that the small car has its place in America, just not dominent one at this point.<br /><br />The Fiat 500 on the other hand is likely to be received about as well as the Smart...an interesting curiosity but nothing more...worse, it will establish such a negative trend for Fiat here, it will not recover and you will see the exit of Chrysler/Fiat from the American market in short order with Dodge/Jeep operating on their own or spun off by Fiat in an attempt to recoup its losses...spalind (Dan Spalinger)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09888496792150069715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734311613274388408.post-46545364680827617802010-04-04T05:56:07.489-04:002010-04-04T05:56:07.489-04:00The 500 will be manufactured on this continent, wi...The 500 will be manufactured on this continent, with the engines asemblied right here in the USA. There will be a Mini Cooper equivalent model, the Abarth, that will appeal to a great many would be racers. The rise of gasoline prices will have a great many Americans driving small cars. The car will also be sold in both North and South America. The engines for the car being produced in the good ole USA and vehicle assembly in Mexico.<br /><br />Thr 500 is of course only one of the many parts of the plan for Chrysler to be revived by combioning the technologies of Chrysler and Fiat.Preston Pagenoreply@blogger.com