Details of Chrysler’s alliance with Fiat first surfaced last January, but the company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing has shed a little more light on the subject. Per Chrysler’s court documents, as many as eight Fiat vehicles could be coming stateside, with Chrysler gaining access to Fiat’s engine technology.
The court documents confirm Fiat will supply Chrysler with its 500 mini car. Chrysler has yet to announce where it will produce the retro hatch, but the company’s Toluca, Mexico, factory appears to be the frontrunner at this point. The 500 will compete with the upcoming Ford Fiesta.
Additionally, Chrysler will gain access to Fiat’s Grande Punto. The Punto is a small hatch that could ultimately replace the Dodge Caliber. Fiat’s rugged Panda will also make the trek across the pond, possibly being sold under the Jeep banner.
As previously reported, vehicle’s based on Fiat’s C-Evo and D-Evo platforms will be sold as Chryslers, with the latter taking the form of the next-generation Sebring.
From Fiat’s Alfa Romeo stable, we will see the Mito, Milano, a larger sedan and possibly another hatchback model (Brera).
In addition to the aforementioned models, Chrysler will also gain access to Fiat’s 1.4L gas and 3.0L diesel engines, as well as the company’s dual clutch technology. Fiat, on the other hand, will get the Dodge Journey and Chrysler’s new Phoenix V6.
05/06, 1:34 PM
posted by:
Kid Icarus
I’d love to see the 500 come to the US but with a Chrysler badge on it? C’mon
05/06, 1:37 PM
posted by:
telememo
All I care is that the Mito is coming! Wohooo!!
05/06, 1:49 PM
posted by:
zfenderguy
MiTo FTW, and hopefully the Brera is involved.
05/06, 1:57 PM
posted by:
Borat
OK I love 500 after driving it. But mixing JD Power review from UK and Mexican production facilities, those thingies may never get to the US border: they will not be able to drive them onto the truck (perhaps light cars can be pushed pr carried on).
05/06, 2:17 PM
posted by:
Euro Devotion
The cars will look good and drive perfectly that is until you and your Chrysler/Fiat get destroyed in a minor traffic accident…
05/06, 2:36 PM
posted by:
JakeK66
Happy to hear about the Fiat’s coming over. I like seeing that Alfa will be here, that’s awesome news. Hopefully prices will be in line with our pricing here, as in Europe they are rediculously expensive. Punto is probably Fiat’s best model too, really a VW Golf rival. The Panda, though, they can keep that over on their side of the pond.
If everything stays how it is now, think about this Motortrend/Car and Driver comparo –
Mk VI Golf vs 2011 Ford Focus Hatch vs. Buick Astra vs. Chrysler Punto…. I’m in my personal hatchback heaven…. That’s less expected than the Cardinals in the Super Bowl…
05/06, 2:54 PM
posted by:
Impulsive
Please, change the front ends on the Alfas … stupid beak needs to go, YESTERDAY.
05/06, 3:14 PM
posted by:
savedsol
You’d like them to look like Chrsylers? Just make sure Abarth gets included at SANE prices.
05/06, 3:16 PM
posted by:
johnnycanuck
The cross-hair grill thing is getting old too. It is possible to style in a way that is appropriate to both the brand and the vehicle. If I’m buying something the size of a Caliber do I really need the front end off a Ram?
05/06, 3:36 PM
posted by:
save saab
Great to hear that Alfa is finally coming! Where can I reserve a MiTo GTA?
05/06, 4:39 PM
posted by:
leftwingagenda
who could refuse the opportunity to drive something called the Grande Punto…i can think of a few spanish derivatives of that that are quite amusing…
05/06, 5:04 PM
posted by:
JoshyLofty
Johnny… The neon played well will the crosshair grille, don’tcha think? i, too, think the caliber’s nose is hideous! so i couldn’t have said that better.
ps – do you tards really think chrysler will keep “grande punto” & the other names? no. that was mainly to you LWA.
05/06, 6:04 PM
posted by:
klazterp
The Fiat 500, is a nicely styled car, but it’s in a class below the Ford Fiesta. The new Ford Ka is the smallest Ford in Europe, and it is based on the 500. The 500 is based on the Panda-platform. The 500 is more an image-car. The Panda is way more utilitarian, and also quite small. The Ford Ka drives and steers way better than the 500 or Panda.
The Fiesta competes with the Fiat Grande Punto. The Alfa Mito is based on the Punto platform (just like the Opel Corsa). Mito is a Mini-rival.
The Fiat Bravo (on the C-platform) is in the Focus class, just like the Dodge Caliber and VW Golf. The Bravo platform is getting on a bit (it’s based on the Fiat Stilo, a flop that came before the Bravo). That’s why Fiat needs Opel: it wants the Astra-platform.
Fiat’s largest car is the Croma, which sits on the GM epslion (1) platform, but that’s getting quite old.
05/06, 6:35 PM
posted by:
SomeGreek
I doupt Chrysler will only rebadge Fiat’s cars. I think they’ll use their platforms but those new vehicles won’t look like Fiat’s.
Jake66, good point about Europe’s pricing but Punto is not a competitor for Golf, Bravo is.
05/06, 7:00 PM
posted by:
Impulsive
Some of you may be sick of seeing the cross-hair grill but it is much more attractive than a beak. That’s a FACT.
05/06, 8:23 PM
posted by:
iluvamcars
Here is basically the lineup
hornet concept based city car
500
grande Punto
compact based on EVO platform
midsize based on Evo platform
charger
challenger
circuit
nitro successor
journey
durango
dakota
ram
grand caravan
sprinter
Chrylser
mito
milano
sebring based on EVO platform
169 (large sedan)
300
Town & country (with new skin)
JEEP
wrangler(possibly)
panda
compass and the patriot will probably be discontinued and eventually replace by a new compact CUV
liberty
grand cherokee
MODELS TO BE DISCONTINUED
caliber
avenger
pt cruiser
compass
patriot
commander
05/06, 8:32 PM
posted by:
iluvamcars
borat, i do not even understand the crap you said. you know, something good is happening to chrysler for once, and you cannot help but be negative and criticize.
05/06, 9:18 PM
posted by:
JakeK66
You’e right Somegeek. I looked at it after I posted.
05/06, 9:43 PM
posted by:
elviososa
well…I think Borat is telling the fact…..but I will get the 500 anyway…
05/06, 10:03 PM
posted by:
Borat
iluvamcars, please explain, if you did not understand what I wrote, how do you know that I criticized? I was complementing, but you did not understand.