Many in the U.S. have been hoping to receive the wildly popular Fiat 500 minicar for the past couple of years but a lack of interest in small cars has largely held it back. Now, with Fiat’s alliance with Chrysler in place the Italian auto giant has a gateway to the lucrative U.S. market and the first model to arrive under the new alliance will be the 500, though it’s launch is still more than a year away.
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Alfa Romeo’s new MiTo is hardly a performance powerhouse, with the current range-topping model in the lineup boasting a diminutive 1.4L turbo engine until the performance-focused GTA arrives. But for some hot hatch fans, even the GTA’s 240hp (179kW) and hardened suspension won’t be enough.
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Fiat’s recent alliance with Chrysler promises to give the Italian automaker a new foothold in the U.S. market, but trouble looks to be brewing in the company’s home market. Fiat and its union say that 60,000 jobs could be lost in Italy’s auto sector if the government doesn’t intervene.
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