• Uptons_BJs@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    I remember reading a very funny interview where a Fiat dealer told the interviewer that selling Fiats was the worst business decision he ever made:

    There was a time when FCA was begging every dealer in their network to carry Fiat, and if you did, you got the license for free! You just had to pay for the Fiat sign.

    In 4 years his dealership didn’t even sell enough Fiats where the total gross profit exceeded the cost of the sign

    • IWantToPlayGame@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      I don’t understand the desperation of trying to make Fiat ‘work’.

      It just isn’t. It’s not a brand us Americans really care for and their product lineup is not competitive. It doesn’t take a genius business person to know when to cut their loss and move on. I’d stop allocating any resources to Fiat and put it towards Jeep/Ram/Dodge, yenno, brands that actually sell.

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        1 year ago

        this so much, coming from an italian. stellantis management has been incredibly bad and dont even think they are doing any better here. current lineup is just bad even for euro standards