If there ever will be however, the merger between Fiat and Chrysler will not take place in 2012. This was revealed from London by the managing director of the Turin group, Sergio Marchionne. As for the numbers, according to the Italian-Canadian manager, the two brands will sell a total of this year 4,2 million cars. The figure should rise to around 6 million by 2014.
The number one at Lingotto added that he expects further consolidation in the automotive industry: “We are destined to see the elimination of marginal players, in perspective. I think we will end up with just 5-6 players, whose success will be based on a shared architecture, at a global level”.
Finally, an encouragement to the new Italian Prime Minister: "Monti has all the support of Fiat and the industrial sector – concluded Marchionne – But we have to be careful about what we do. We have relaunched Fiat on the clear understanding of keeping faith with our commitments. As far as our investment plan in Italy is concerned, the changes that I hope will take place in the system will help Fiat confirm the position it has always had with respect to the need for reforms".
