It's not yet time for ceremonies, but the engagement is about to expire and the wedding is approaching. The definitive merger between Fiat and Chrysler “will take place within 2014. We must first resolve the issue of the share of the Veba fund (managed by the Uaw union, ed), which will be addressed in 2013". This was announced by Sergio Marchionne, managing director of the Turin and American companies, during the inauguration of the Detroit auto show.
as to headquarters of the new colossus which will arise from the future, "Turin and Detroit are all possible alternatives, to be faced at the right time and now is not the right time".
Furthermore, Marchionne would like to replace the current wage structure established for Uaw workers with a more flexible system, which provides for wages according to the level of profitability of the company: “They should make money when we make money. When Chrysler does well, they should see the benefits. When we don't, they should feel the pain."
Returning to the Italian company, Marchionne believes “more than probable that one of the next Alfa models is built in the USA“. Furthermore, according to the manager, “the European market in 2012 will not be better than in 2011”. But even on the stars and smears front it didn't go exactly as expected: on the launch of the Fiat 500 in the United States "we were too optimistic - admitted Marchionne - But I don't want to be defensive, it was my mistake".
