Fiat team goes to work at Chrysler as deal pends (Reuters)

Please consider auto sales numbers from a Google Translation of  the article Portugal leads drop in car sales in Europe.

A recent article in the New York Times noted the first fruits of the Chrysler and Fiat merger (see A Merger Once Scoffed At Bears Fruit in Detroit and Will the Dodge Dart be a high-caliber replacement?).

Reuters - Italian automaker Fiat SpA is nearing a deal to buy the U.S. Treasury's remaining 6 percent stake in Chrysler Group LLC and could pay more than $500 million, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

Reuters - Italian automaker Fiat SpA's next project is a deal with Germany's Opel after a landmark alliance with U.S. car maker Chrysler, Fiat's chief executive said in an interview published on Friday.

Automaker Fiat Group SpA will walk away from a deal to take a 20-percent stake in Chrysler LLC if the U.S. automaker's unions don't agree to major cost cuts, Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne said in an interview published Wednesday.

Automaker Fiat Group SpA will walk away from a deal to take a 20-percent stake in Chrysler LLC if the U.S. automaker's unions don't agree to major cost cuts, Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne said.