Chrysler's Vice-President Jim Press said at the Geneva Motor Show this week that talks with Fiat aiming towards the proposed alliance are on-going at that he is confident that all the barriers to the deal can be overcome in time

Fiat Group CEO Sergio Marchionne will be crossing the Atlantic this week to try to convince US government representatives that his plan to strike a deal with Chrysler LLC offers the best way forward for the struggling American carmaker

Chrysler Viability Plan (II): Cutting-edge Fiat technology to play a key role as Chrysler gets ready to launch 24 new vehicles during the next 48 months with eight of these new products due to arrive in the next year and a half

Chrysler Viability Plan (I): The 177-page report outlines the benefits of an alliance with Fiat that would create the world's sixth largest automaker with a complimentary geographical presence and provide a springboard for expansion

Chrysler LLC has submitted its viability plan to the U.S. Treasury Department, outlining its plans to: enhance its product line-up; complete its ongoing aggressive restructuring; and achieve cost reducing concessions from stakeholders

It's crunch time today for Chrysler LLC as the floundering carmaker goes to Capitol Hill to justify a further US$3 billion bailout that is a conditional part of any proposed alliance with Fiat, although little firm detail of the deal is expected

The deal that will see Fiat taking a 35 percent stake in Chrysler LLC and providing a wealth of technology won't be finalised by the time the American automaker presents its viability plan to the US Treasury Department on Tuesday

Fiat's potential partner in the US, Chrysler, has just put on hold a joint venture project to build an efficient small car, the Dodge Hornet, that it signed up to with Nissan in April of last year, due to the worsening financial climate

Chrysler LLC, fighting for its survival, has few options other than a tie-up with Fiat, Sergio Marchionne, CEO of the Italian automaker, in Detroit to study the carmaker's operations told the Detroit Free Press in an interview this week

According to Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne, in an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Fiat's planned alliance with Chrysler is a 'lottery ticket' that could be worth nothing if the North American automaker does not recover

Chrysler LLC has reported continued progress in gaining cost concessions from its key constituents as the Company pursues a global strategic alliance with Fiat that will see it getting widespread access to Fiat's platforms and technology

Chrysler and Fiat will bring seven new vehicles to the US based on four of the Italian car maker's platforms according to Automotive News in a report this week citing sources that have seen the proposed product sharing agreement

Chrysler expects to have its first vehicle based on a Fiat on sale in North America within two years according to President and Vice Chairman Jim Press, with initial products being based on the Grande Punto and Panda platforms

Senior management at design departments at Fiat and Chrysler will begin meeting together within days to start deciding which vehicles and technology from the Italian firm's range will be adapted for the North American market

Fiat Group CEO Sergio Marchionne who has masterminded the proposed ambitious alliance with Chrysler LLC has made it clear that he has no intention of running the American carmaker if the partnership comes to fruition

More details have emerged about the proposed alliance between Fiat and Chrysler that was confirmed on Tuesday as unions give their initial support the deal while US Congress members say that they have some reservations

In the 24 hours since the proposed alliance between Fiat and Chrysler was announced, the world has pondered the potential of this deal, with the media, analysts, rating's agencies, research agencies and dealers offering their opinions

Chrysler's newly forged alliance with Fiat SpA should cheer those worried about the fate of Detroit's auto industry, says The Detroit News, the deal should give Chrysler some breathing room to operate as an independent company

In an open letter to Chrysler stakeholders, Chairman and CEO Bob Nardelli outlines how he believes that the proposed alliance provides significant strategic benefits that support our viability and long-term competitiveness

Fiat Group and Chrysler LLC's owners Cerebus have confirmed in a statement this afternoon that the two companies are to enter into a wide ranging global alliance and that Fiat will take a 35 pct stake in the ailing American carmaker

Fiat Group shares have been suspended on the Milan bourse this morning ahead of a statement by the company to the stock exchange regarding reports yesterday that the Italian carmaker was in talks with Chrysler LLC

Fiat Group is locked in talks with Chrysler LLC to form a strategic partnership that could see the struggling American carmaker accessing Fiat's platforms and technology and even see the Italian firm grabbing an equity stake

Media reports this week claim that struggling American carmaker Chrysler LLC is in wide ranging talks with both Tata Motors and Fiat Group which raise for the first time the areas of distribution and retailing with the latter

Chrysler LLC is in talks with Fiat over producing future Alfa Romeo models at one of its North American factories, the report building on recent news that the Italian firm was approaching the ‘big three’ U.S. carmakers

The DaimlerChrysler Truck Group and Fiat Powertrain Technologies announced this morning to have concluded a new long-term strategic co-operation agreement in the field of powertrains