Noticias FCA

Yo ya me lio con Fiat. No entiendo la cantidad de movimientos que hacen
¿Y el Levante que coche será? ¿Otro Maserati? Porque el 169 estará en el mismo segmento que el Ghibli
Y porque leches no compartiran plataforma, mas rentabilidad de grupo…en fin

El Levante es el Maserati SUV.

El 169-Giulia usarán una plataforma nueva de tracción trasera. La del Ghibli-QP es cara y pesada.

El 169 será un segmento E (tipo SErie 5-A6-Clase E).

Fiat may issue bond to boost liquidity after Chrysler merger, Marchionne tells paper

Automaker will focus on Italy-based Alfa revamp to return profit

January 10, 2014 09:44 CET

TURIN – Fiat S.p.A. could launch a convertible bond to increase its liquidity after its $4.35 billion deal to buy the rest of Chrysler Group, Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne told an Italian newspaper.

Fiat will also focus its European strategy on revamping its Alfa Romeo brand after its planned merger with Chrysler and will keep production of the marque in Italy as it seeks to boost its European operations and protect jobs, Marchionne told La Repubblica in an interview published today.

He said a mandatory convertible bond could be an «appropriate measure» to finance investments following the deal announced Jan. 1 for Fiat to buy the 41.5 percent stake in Chrysler it does not already own from a retiree healthcare trust affiliated with the United Auto Workers union. Fiat will pay $1.75 billion in cash and the remaining sum will come from Chrysler’s coffers.

Marchionne told La Repubblica that Fiat did not need a capital hike to finance for the deal, which is expected to be closed by Jan. 20. «A capital hike (at Fiat) would be value destructive. There are different ways to finance investments … a convertible bond could be an appropriate solution,» Marchionne was quoted as saying in his first interview since the deal was struck.

Marchionne did not comment on a potential 1.5 billion euro ($2.04 billion) size for the bond mentioned in media reports.

Fiat has had its Ba3 rating placed under review by Moody’s credit ratings agency for a possible downgrade to reflect the impact on the Italian carmaker’s cash position of its plans to take full control of Chrysler Group. Moody’s said the acquisition will weaken Fiat’s liquidity position at a time when the company is still free cash flow negative.

Marchionne said: «We will have a new plan and new models we announce in April. At that time, we will see where our debt level is. I’m not worried (by the debt) at all.»

Alfa relaunch

Marchionne said his new strategy to turn around Fiat’s loss-making operations in Europe will focus on a relaunch of Alfa Romeo. The sporty brand is a central pillar of the plan to return Fiat’s European operations to profitability in 2015-2016 by moving upscale, he said.

Teams of designers and engineers are working «disguised» in various Italian premises to prepare new Alfa models «that will change the perception of the brand and take it to absolute excellence,» Marchionne said. Future Alfa models would no longer share engines with Fiat models.

He said selling Alfa Romeo to a competitor was out of the question. Volkswagen has repeatedly expressed an interest in the unit. «They can go dream about it,» Marchionne said.

Juat as Chrysler’s Jeep brand is sold globally but its DNA is authentically American «Alfa should be authentically Italian,» Marchionne said. «It will indeed remain at home.»

Fiat, Lancia brands

Fiat is reviewing the market positioning of its namesake brand and its Lancia upscale marque as it seeks to increase capacity use at its four underutilized Italian plants to export models worldwide, Marchionne said.

The Fiat brand will develop model families based around practical Pandas and upscale 500s, he said.

Lancia will be reduced to derivatives of the Ypsilon minicar and become an Italy-only brand. Nearly 80 percent of Lancia’s sales are in Italy, according to industry statistics, and the Ypsilon accounts for 74 percent of Lancia’s volume, data from market researchers JATO Dynamics shows.

Marchionne said the Fiat S.p.A. holding company will change its name after the automaker takes full control of Chrysler and the new merged Fiat-Chrysler would be listed where access to capital was easier, adding that New York, Singapore and Hong Kong were options. Fiat S.p.A. is currently listed in the Milan, Italy stock exchange.

Marchionne sought to appease unions and politicians who are worried that the merger with Chrysler could signal a shift away from its home market, where Fiat was founded 115 years ago. He said the merger would allow Fiat to channel investments into Italy and help re-instate the thousands of workers on temporary layoff schemes.

«My pledge is: when the plan is fully operational, the Italian industrial network will be (fully utilized), market permitting, of course,» he said. «With time – if the market does not collapse again – all (workers on temporary layoffs) will be reinstated.»

Mi inglés es de pena, pero ¿entiendo que Lancia será una marca sólo para Italia? y que pasa con el producto Chrysler en Europa? mygod! Parece que Lancia es la marca sacrificada de odo el conglomerado…

sí, sólo para Italia y sólo con derivados del Ypsilon. normal si el 80% de tu producción se vende allí. Fiat quedará para coches pequeños, derivados del Panda y el 500, y Alfa para todo lo demás, en plan premium. de Chrysler no habla, pero pinta que no va a pisar Europa.

Mi inglés es de pena, pero ¿entiendo que Lancia será una marca sólo para Italia? y que pasa con el producto Chrysler en Europa? mygod! Parece que Lancia es la marca sacrificada de odo el conglomerado…
Si, y solo con derivados del Ypsilon. De pena
Supongo que será Chrysler entonces la que se instale en Europa

Yo no lo entiendo así.

Yo entiendo que Lancia tendrá un pilar fundamental con la familia Y, y que los relogotipizados Lancia-Chrysler se venderán en Europa.
Pues esto es claro y conciso
[i]Lancia will be reduced to derivatives of the Ypsilon minicar and become an Italy-only brand[/i]
Lancia se reducirá a derivados del Ypsilon y se convertirá en una rama solo italiana

Esto es lo que parece que dijo Machionne (ya no me fio de nadie 😀)
[i]«Lancia will become a brand only for the Italian market.»[/i]

Con lo que indica la muerte, literal, de la marca, tal como la conocimos, tal como era ahora, quedandose como si fuese Autobianchi en los 80, poco o nada…

http://www.worldcarfans.com/114011068578/lancia-to-get-lobotomized-will-become-an-italian-only

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LA NUEVA PLATAFORMA DE TRACCION TRASERA DE ALFA SE LLAMA «GIORGIO»

Alfa calls new architecture Giorgio

Alfa Romeo’s new rear-wheel- and all-wheel-drive architecture will be code-named Giorgio, people working on the project told me. It’s one of the few details revealed so far about the struggling brand’s fourth revival plan since 2004.

The full strategy for the carmaker is scheduled to be made public when parent Fiat-Chrysler releases its first-quarter results in May.

It’s unclear why the name Giorgio was chosen because at first glance it has no special connection to Alfa’s rich history.

An effective Alfa relaunch is a crucial element in Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne’s broader strategy to return Fiat’s automotive division to profitability in Europe by 2016.

Alfa is one reason for Fiat’s financial troubles in Europe. The chronic money loser’s 2013 European sales declined an industry-worst 28 percent to 64,415 vehicles, a level Alfa has not seen since 1964.

Alfa’s architecture is being developed by a small team of engineers based at sister brand Maserati’s headquarters in Modena, Italy. The team is headed by Philippe Krief, who reports to Harald Wester, Fiat-Chrysler chief technical officer and CEO of Alfa and Maserati.

Alfa needs this new architecture so that it can better compete against German rivals BMW and Mercedes-Benz, both of which already offer the rwd and awd cars favored by many driving enthusiasts.

Alfa, however, will be unable to generate sufficient volume in its own right to achieve any worthwhile economies of scale. That means Krief’s architecture must be flexible enough to be used by Chrysler and Dodge brands as well.

Radik-Alfa, sabes tu algo de si van a sacar en los modelos nuevos, al menos opcionalmente, packs de seguridad, estilo, ángulo muerto, lector de lineas, detector de fatiga… etc

Me imagino que si.

Está plataforma nueva debería estar adaptada para esos sistemas.

Y como USA será su principal mercado, apuesto a que llevarán todos esos sistemas.

Yo me conformo con una dirección directa, chasis soberbio, ligereza y sensaciones. De tener cuidado y mantenerme en la carretera ya me ocuparé yo… 😉

Radik-Alfa, sabes tu algo de si van a sacar en los modelos nuevos, al menos opcionalmente, packs de seguridad, estilo, ángulo muerto, lector de lineas, detector de fatiga… etc

Me imagino que si.

Está plataforma nueva debería estar adaptada para esos sistemas.

Y como USA será su principal mercado, apuesto a que llevarán todos esos sistemas.

Yo me conformo con una dirección directa, chasis soberbio, ligereza y sensaciones. De tener cuidado y mantenerme en la carretera ya me ocuparé yo… 😉
Ya, pero a mi padre le gustan las pijadas esas 😀
Crees que en la Small Global Modular podrían estar? Me encanta el 500x 😀

Queda poco para ver el Jeep SUV-B que está dirigido principalmente a USA.

Ahí veremos los sistemas de asistencia a la conducción que lleva. Me imagino que podrá llevar muchos.

A mi no me gustas esos sistemas por dos causas (llamadme carca, antiguo, anacrónico…. ;D :

– Pueden ser fuente de fallos.
– Relajan al conductor y puede llegar a confiarse delegando «su atención» en esos sistemas.
Mi padre es que desde que se la lió un guardia civil por no darse cuenta del ángulo muerto y al ir a adelantar al camión, casi se da con la moto del guardia, quiere ese sistema 😀 No siempre podemos estar al 100% y eso lo he visto por mi padre, a parte que ahora mismo, mi padre tiene menos reflejos que hace 10 años… no son sistemas que te hacen el trabajo, si no que te ayudan a evitar algunos errores humanos, no hay que fiarse al 100% de los sistemas, pero ayudar ayudan bastante

RESULTADOS HOY DE 2013:

– 4,342 MILLONES DE COCHES VENDIDOS.
– MASERATI + 148 %: 15.400 COCHES.
– NUEVO NOMBRE: FCA
– SEDE EN HOLANDA
– TRIBUTACIÓN EN UK
– BOLSA EN NEW YORK
– BENEFICIO DE 3.400 MILLONES DE EUROS, SOBRE TODO GRACIAS A CHRYSLER.

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