Stefano Marinelli on Nostr: FIAT was, for many years, a leading manufacturer. It innovated and produced cars with ...
FIAT was, for many years, a leading manufacturer. It innovated and produced cars with cutting-edge technical solutions. Then, for a long time, they decided it was no longer a technician and car enthusiast at the helm, but rather an accountant. They realized they could produce subpar cars and still sell them, threatening layoffs and forcing the state to pump in a lot, a *lot* of money. When Marchionne arrived, things changed—some for the better, some for the worse—but he tried to erase the provincialism and modernize the whole thing. Now there’s Stellantis, and they’ve decided FIAT will make quirky cars in quirky colors to "reflect Italian flair." I hear the Panda (a city car in production since the early 80s) is now called *Pandina*—a nickname, but I wonder who will buy a car with that name. And I can't help but wonder if all this is some sort of revenge against the former competitor...
#cars #fiat #stellantis
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