The new role of Fiat brand under FCA+PSA merger

Carlos Tavares intends to reposition Fiat as the ‘small car’ brand of the new group. It is likely that the strategy will place Fiat in a new field, away from its siblings – Peugeot, Citroen and Opel.

FCA+PSA to lead Europe’s most profitable segments

Both groups combined would create not only the world’s fourth largest car maker, but they would become Europe’s top-selling SUV and LCV/Vans auto group.

SUV global sales fall in H1 2019. FCA loses ground

While total SUV global sales fell by 3.1%, FCA posted a decline of 8% during the same period, with its volume falling from 992,300 units in H1 2018 to 908,100 units in H1 2019.

The plan B of FCA

FCA’s plan B is to look even further in both terms, time and space. While the French decide what to do, Manley and his guys should start looking for partners in China.

Q1-19: FCA improves the mix but earns less

FCA underperformed in the industry during the quarter. The group posted the seventh largest revenue with €24.48 billion.

FCA and Tesla need each other more than we think

The latest moves and news of the industry indicate that FCA and Tesla might be closer than what they think. Both companies face issues that could be the beginning of further collaboration between them. Moreover, the situation of global markets is pushing the two companies to take decisions that were unthinkable some months ago. With […]

Tesla credits would save 630 million euros to FCA

By adding its 2018 volume in Europe and considering the super credits policy, the initial impact of this operation would be a penalty saving of 630 million euros.

Renault-Nissan or PSA? FCA continues to flirt

Fiat Chrysler has been having conversations with PSA top management looking for any kind of strong collaboration between them. The talks aim to close a deal that would go beyond the usual Joint-Ventures that both companies have runned in the past. Even if FCA has declined, it is clear that Manley and his men do […]

The Compass made in Italy: how feasible?

As the current range gets old and its domestic sales plunge, FCA needs to address the production capacity issues in Italy. This is not a minor thing, considering the fact that the European country hosts 7 of its 31 assembly plants around the world. Italy is not only where Fiat, Alfa Romeo and Maserati were […]

3 reasons why Jeep struggles in China

Mike Manley’s priority is to solve the problems in China. More than the debt target, the reposition of Fiat or the revival of Alfa Romeo plan, his main task is to address the sales issue of Jeep in the world’s largest market. It was the main cause of the tumble of the stock price in […]