Well, Foreman called it wrong. I thought Fiat would get control of Vauxhall and Opel, but the giant Canadian car-components-maker Magna won. I was looking at it from an automotive point of view, and the result was skewed by politics.
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Vauxhall-Opel gets its new owner
at 1:59 pm on Monday June 1, 2009
Wiped off the map
at 10:16 am on Friday May 22, 2009
Here’s an ominous observation we stumbled across on the New York Times website – want to have a stab at what all those map points are for?
Vauxhall/Opel/Saab: the die is nearly cast
at 9:09 am on Friday May 15, 2009
The band is about to stop in the big game of Manufacturer Musical Chairs, and Fiat – having already snapped up Chrysler – looks set to get its hands on GM Europe too.
Fiat to take over GM Europe?
at 4:34 pm on Tuesday May 5, 2009
The Big Manufacturer Sale (everything must go!) is about to open, and at the front of the queue, waiting for the shop doors to open is… Fiat.
Bankrupt Chrysler signs Fiat deal
at 5:01 pm on Thursday April 30, 2009
Chrysler is bankrupt. To a British ear that sounds pretty stark, but in the US it means something rather different – ‘chapter 11 bankruptcy‘. It will keep operating, but it will be able to fend off its creditors and try to renegotiate its debts.
Chrysler ordered into bed with Fiat
at 9:42 am on Tuesday March 31, 2009
If GM got a bit of a kicking fom the Obama administration, how about Chrysler? The President’s team has said it doesn’t believe Chrysler can survive alone, so if it doesn’t finalise the deal with Fiat within the next 30 days, it gets no more Government money. Which would inevitably leave it bankrupt.
Fiat 500 cabrio – my tiny contribution
at 4:33 pm on Friday February 13, 2009
This just dropped into Foreman’s inbox. Thought you’d like to see it ahead of the official reveal. It’s the Fiat 500 cabrio. Here’s the background.
WTF Car? Awards: Fiat Qubo
at 11:40 am on Friday January 23, 2009
Winner of the Victorian Hat Fetish Award… Fiat re-invents the box by making it massively less useful to actual human beings who aren’t looking for a conversion that includes a hydraulic ramp.
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