fiat to buy chrysler and gm europe?

[nick mercedes]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/may/04/fiat-chrysler-opel-merger

And thus end up as the worlds number 2 automaker.

Or though some might say that Fiat's products have been number 2s for years...

 

[grober]

Any bets this new "group" will be asking for a "whip round" from the combined Swedish,German,Italian, UK and US governments?? Bigger group = Bigger begging bowl.

 

[grober]

The other buyers reputed to be interested in OPEL/VAUXHALL is the Canadian MAGNA Corporation http://www.magna.com/magna/en/about/ are not happy! The MAGNA corporation produce quite a lot of bits for the new C class and CLC and own the Magna Steyr plant in Austria that made some of the Mercedes 4matic models and G class, assembled the previous ML and Jeep Grand Cherokee and Saab 93 convertible. Its a very incestuous business this car manufacturing caper!

 

[Sp!ke]

I thought Fiat had no money and had been getting state handouts for years?