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Fiat may delay listing until Chrysler bounces back (People's Daily Online - China Business News) - 23:07 ET Mar 11, 2010

Chrysler is "in a year of hibernation" and talk of a separate Fiat Auto is "premature", Kristina Church, an analyst at Barclays Capital, wrote in a note. 
 
Share:  Chrysler is "in a year of hibernation" and talk of a separate <span class="company">Fiat</span> Auto is "premature", Kristina Church, an analyst at Barclays Capital, wrote in a note. Tweet this 

Chrysler is a 1,000-Piece Puzzle, in Pieces (BNET - Auto) - Mar 10, 2010

What a mess Chrysler is in, as it attempts to redefine its brands and merge with Fiat (FIATY. PK) at the same time. Lucky for them the spotlight is on Toyota (TM), because Chrysler needs all the time it can get below the radar. 
Jim Henry
Jim Henry
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Share:  What a mess Chrysler is in, as it attempts to redefine its brands and merge with <span class="company">Fiat</span> (FIATY. PK) at the same time. Lucky for them the spotlight is on Toyota (TM), because Chrysler needs all the time it can get below the radar. Tweet this 

Can Sex and Saucy Ads Sell Chryslers? (BusinessWeek.com - Most Popular Stories) - Mar 05, 2010

Fiat's Chrysler rehabilitation strategy has attracted plenty of skeptics. Marchionne likes to point out that he turned around Fiat when they said it couldn't be done. Then, he and François were marketing to nationalistic Italians who were craving decent cars. "Fixing Chrysler won't be as easy," says IHS Global Insight analyst John Wolkonowicz. 
John Wolkonowicz
John Wolkonowicz
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Share:  Then, he and François were marketing to nationalistic Italians who were craving decent cars. "Fixing Chrysler won't be as easy," says IHS Global Insight analyst <span class="analyst">John Wolkonowicz</span>. Tweet this 

Marchionne Pins Alfa's US Return on European Model (BusinessWeek) - Mar 01, 2010

The Compact platform may be too small to stretch for the larger sedan, he added. "Alfa has a legacy, but it has consistently failed to deliver products that live up to the brand," said Philippe Houchois, an automotive specialist at UBS AG in London who has a "neutral" recommendation on Fiat shares. "The success of the Giulietta will determine whether Fiat will continue to invest in the brand." With assistance from Mike Ramsey in Southfield, Michigan 
Philippe Houchois
Philippe Houchois
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Share:  "Alfa has a legacy, but it has consistently failed to deliver products that live up to the brand," said <span class="analyst">Philippe Houchois</span>, an automotive specialist at UBS AG in London who has a "neutral" recommendation on <span class="company">Fiat</span> shares. Tweet this 

Marchionne Pins Alfa Romeo's US Return on European Hatchback (Bloomberg) - Feb 28, 2010

The Compact platform may be too small to stretch for the larger sedan, he added. "Alfa has a legacy, but it has consistently failed to deliver products that live up to the brand," said Philippe Houchois , an automotive specialist at UBS AG in London who has a "neutral" recommendation on Fiat shares. "The success of the Giulietta will determine whether Fiat will continue to invest in the brand." . To contact the reporter on this story: Sara Gay Forden in Milan at sforden@bloomberg.net 
Philippe Houchois
Philippe Houchois
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Share:  "Alfa has a legacy, but it has consistently failed to deliver products that live up to the brand," said <span class="analyst">Philippe Houchois</span> , an automotive specialist at UBS AG in London who has a "neutral" recommendation on <span class="company">Fiat</span> shares. Tweet this 

Marchionne Pins Alfa Romeo’s U.S. Return on European Hatchback (BusinessWeek.com - Europe) - Feb 28, 2010

The Compact platform may be too small to stretch for the larger sedan, he added. "Alfa has a legacy, but it has consistently failed to deliver products that live up to the brand," said Philippe Houchois, an automotive specialist at UBS AG in London who has a "neutral" recommendation on Fiat shares. "The success of the Giulietta will determine whether Fiat will continue to invest in the brand." With assistance from Mike Ramsey in Southfield, Michigan 
Philippe Houchois
Philippe Houchois
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Share:  "Alfa has a legacy, but it has consistently failed to deliver products that live up to the brand," said <span class="analyst">Philippe Houchois</span>, an automotive specialist at UBS AG in London who has a "neutral" recommendation on <span class="company">Fiat</span> shares. Tweet this 

Opening Bell: 02.17.10 (Dealbreaker) - Feb 17, 2010

Ex banker Steven Mandala steals $780,000 from Merrill Lynch, buys Ferrari (NYDN). Oh no he di'int! "The money went into his parents' checking account to purchase the sports car," Korenstein said 
 
Share:  Ex banker Steven Mandala steals $780,000 from Merrill Lynch, buys <span class="company">Ferrari</span> (NYDN). Oh no he di'int! "The money went into his parents' checking account to purchase the sports car," Korenstein said Tweet this 

Chrysler, Fiat OK Russian deal (detnews.com - Autos Insider) - Feb 12, 2010

Of the nine vehicles, as many as six will come from a new global midsize car platform Fiat is engineering for future Fiat and Chrysler brands Fiat has always been weak in emerging markets outside Brazil, so this is a good step in the right direction, said Gabriele Parini, an analyst at UniCredit SpA in Milan "The targets are ambitious and it will take time to set up production and gain market share" The Fiat/SOLLERS project is in Naberezhnye Chelny, east of Moscow in the Republic of Tatarstan 
Gabriele Parini
Gabriele Parini
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Share:  <span class="company">Fiat</span> has always been weak in emerging markets outside Brazil, so this is a good step in the right direction, said <span class="analyst">Gabriele Parini</span>, an analyst at UniCredit SpA in Milan Tweet this 

Fiat, Sollers Form $3.3 Billion Russian Car Venture (Update3) (BusinessWeek.com - Europe) - Feb 11, 2010

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Fiat Chief Executive Officer Sergio Marchionne attended the signing ceremony at the future plant site in Naberezhnye Chelny "Fiat has always been weak in emerging markets outside Brazil, so this is a good step in the right direction," said Gabriele Parini, an analyst at UniCredit SpA in Milan with a "hold" rating on Fiat shares "The targets are ambitious and it will take time to set up production and gain market share" The new production facility will be located in Naberezhnye Chelny, a Volga River city in the Russian republic of Tatarstan about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) east of Moscow, and will be operating in about 2 1/2 years, the companies said 
Gabriele Parini
Gabriele Parini
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Share:  "<span class="company">Fiat</span> has always been weak in emerging markets outside Brazil, so this is a good step in the right direction," said <span class="analyst">Gabriele Parini</span>, an analyst at UniCredit SpA in Milan with a "hold" rating on <span class="company">Fiat</span> shares Tweet this 

Fiat, Sollers Form $3.3 Billion Russian Car Venture (Bloomberg) - Feb 11, 2010

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Fiat Chief Executive Officer Sergio Marchionne will attend a signing ceremony today at the manufacturing site in Naberezhnye Chelny, a Volga River city "Fiat has always been weak in emerging markets outside Brazil, so this is a good step in the right direction," said Gabriele Parini , an analyst at Unicredit SpA in Milan who has a "hold" rating on Fiat shares "The targets are ambitious and it will take time to set up production and gain market share" New car sales in Russia, which plunged 56 percent last year to 14 million vehicles, may rise as much as 15 percent this year to 16 million vehicles, PricewaterhouseCoopers said Jan 20 
Gabriele Parini
Gabriele Parini
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Share:  "<span class="company">Fiat</span> has always been weak in emerging markets outside Brazil, so this is a good step in the right direction," said <span class="analyst">Gabriele Parini</span> , an analyst at Unicredit SpA in Milan who has a "hold" rating on <span class="company">Fiat</span> shares Tweet this 

Renault hit by collapse in sales (Financial Times) - Feb 11, 2010

Renault became the second big carmaker this week to report a large annual loss and forecast a tough year ahead – another indication that the industry is emerging only slowly from its year and a half old crisis. France's second largest carmaker said 2010 
Stuart Pearson
Stuart Pearson
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Share:  Renault became the second big carmaker this week to report a large annual loss and forecast a tough year ahead – another indication that the industry is emerging only slowly from its year and a half old crisis. Tweet this 

Fiat’s Dances With Governments Goes Bad (The Truth About Cars: Europe) - Feb 04, 2010

Fiat's Sergio Marchionne looked like a pretty shrewd operator when he was able to snag a bailed out Chrysler from the US government without paying a penny. Between that and the booming European sales on the back of government funded scrappage schemes, Fiat pretty much spent 2009 proving that automakers should cater to governments almost as much as consumers But as 2009 wound down, Fiat's government affairs winning streak came to a halt as the Italian government started asking for a little quid for its quo, and it's been going downhill from there 
Edward Niedermeyer
Edward Niedermeyer
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Share:  <span class="company">Fiat</span>'s Sergio Marchionne looked like a pretty shrewd operator when he was able to snag a bailed out Chrysler from the US government without paying a penny. Tweet this 

Fiat: Business Is Horribile (The Truth About Cars: Europe) - Jan 27, 2010

Fiat will close all of their Italian plants for two weeks, from to , reports Das Autohaus That doesn’t bode well for the company On Monday, they announced a net loss of €08b for 2009 
Bertel Schmitt
Bertel Schmitt
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Share:  <span class="company">Fiat</span> will close all of their Italian plants for two weeks, from to , reports Das Autohaus That doesn’t bode well for the company Tweet this 

Spyker shares shine after Saab rescue deal (Financial Times) - Jan 27, 2010

Carmakers stood out on equity markets on Wednesday after Dutch company Spyker Cars bought Saab for $400m from General Motors, a deal that will save the Swedish brand from closure. Shares in Spyker Cars gained 48 per cent to €568, after rising as high as 
Stuart Pearson
Stuart Pearson
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Share:  Carmakers stood out on equity markets on Wednesday after Dutch company Spyker Cars bought Saab for $400m from General Motors, a deal that will save the Swedish brand from closure. Tweet this 

Fiat’s Marchionne Says West Europe Market to Fall at Least 12% (BusinessWeek.com - Europe) - Jan 25, 2010

Italy's incentive expired in December and officials are considering a scaled back version "Guidance for western European car sales of down 12 percent to 16 percent is about as bad as it gets for forecasts this year," said Adam Jonas, a London based analyst at Morgan Stanley with an "overweight" recommendation on Fiat shares Fiat fell 37 cents, or 37 percent, to 954 euros in Milan trading in the biggest one day drop since Nov 20 The stock has more than doubled in the past 12 months 
Adam Jonas
Adam Jonas
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Share:  "Guidance for western European car sales of down 12 percent to 16 percent is about as bad as it gets for forecasts this year," said <span class="analyst">Adam Jonas</span>, a London based analyst at Morgan Stanley with an "overweight" recommendation on <span class="company">Fiat</span> shares Tweet this 

Fiat Beats Quarterly Earnings Estimates, Plans Dividend Payment (BusinessWeek) - Jan 25, 2010

The topic may be discussed at a Jan 29 meeting, a government official said on Jan 13 "There is still a pool of cars to scrap in Italy if the incentives come through," said Philippe Houchois, a London based UBS AG analyst with a "neutral" recommendation on Fiat's shares Even so, Fiat's top forecast may be too high as "the market is expected to weaken this year, so it's difficult to see how he is going to increase profit by 50 percent" 
Philippe Houchois
Philippe Houchois
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Share:  "There is still a pool of cars to scrap in Italy if the incentives come through," said <span class="analyst">Philippe Houchois</span>, a London based UBS AG analyst with a "neutral" recommendation on <span class="company">Fiat</span>'s shares Tweet this 

Italian Stocks - Factors to watch on Jan 25 (Reuters UK) - Jan 25, 2010

[ID:nLDE60J22W] Fiat doesn't need bond in 2010, Moody's analyst Falk Frey told Reuters 
 
Share:  [ID:nLDE60J22W] <span class="company">Fiat</span> doesn't need bond in 2010, <span class="analyst">Moody's</span> analyst Falk Frey told Reuters Tweet this 

Fiat Names Wester to Revive Spider Maker Alfa Romeo (BusinessWeek) - Jan 22, 2010

"This may be Fiat's last attempt to revive Alfa Romeo," Philippe Houchois, a London based analyst at UBS AG, said in a telephone interview 
Philippe Houchois
Philippe Houchois
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Share:  "This may be <span class="company">Fiat</span>'s last attempt to revive Alfa Romeo," <span class="analyst">Philippe Houchois</span>, a London based analyst at UBS AG, said in a telephone interview Tweet this 

Fiat Plans GM-Style Brand “Channel” For Alfa, Abarth and Maserati (The Truth About Cars: Europe) - Jan 21, 2010

With Lancia "taken care of," the biggest problem on Fiat's plate is Alfa Romeo, which has reportedly lost €200m €400m per year for the last decade Marchionne put Alfa under strategic review at the beginning of December, saying the brand had a year to get its proverbial shit together The two deathly options given to Alfa: a product freeze or rebadged Chryslers 
Edward Niedermeyer
Edward Niedermeyer
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Share:  With Lancia "taken care of," the biggest problem on Fiat's plate is <span class="company">Alfa Romeo</span>, which has reportedly lost €200m €400m per year for the last decade Tweet this 

For Chrysler, a 2011 I.P.O.? (New York Times - DealBook) - Jan 12, 2010

Sergio Marchionne, the chief executive of both Fiat and Chrysler , said that the U.S carmaker might be ready for an initial public offering as soon as next year, The Financial Times reported. While Mr Marchionne said that there were no plans to float Chrysler this year, he said that a 2011 IPO was a possibility An IPO would include the sale of the 55 percent of the company owned by the United Auto Workers ' union healthcare trust, The Financial Times said 
 
Share:  Sergio Marchionne, the chief executive of both <span class="company">Fiat</span> and Chrysler , said that the U.S carmaker might be ready for an initial public offering as soon as next year, The Financial Times reported. Tweet this 

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