As dark clouds bunch up over Europe the less healthy of the many European carmakers frantically look for friends that help them get through the hard times ahead. Fiat-Chrysler is “talking to everyone,” CEO Sergio Marchionne told Reuters. Marchionne isn’t picky when it comes to corralling companions: “We can be an active partner everywhere around the world.”
“Roughly, we’re looking at a number in the neighborhood of 20 percent of installed capacity that may be viewed in terms of being structurally redundant,” Marchionne said. I guess he wants (but does not dare) to say that every fifth car plant in Europe should be closed and its workers fired.
How does Marchionne want to do this? The American way: (Read More…)
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Tagged as Bertel Schmitt, Chrylser, Europe, Fiat, Italy, Marchionne
Tagged as Bertel Schmitt, Chrylser, Europe, Fiat, Italy, Marchionne
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