FIAT DOBLO HEADED TO NORTH AMERICA?
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On the small-van front Ward’s reports that Fiat may bring its compact Doblo to North America. The Italian automaker had initially been discouraged by sales of the Transit Connect in the U.S., which had been running at about 130-day’s supply, but is now down to 59 days. That’s because sales of the Transit Connect jumped 76 percent last month. Ford’s Jim Farley tells Autoline Daily that they’re not discounting or even advertising the Transit Connect. It just started to catch on in the American market. So now Fiat is thinking of bringing over the Doblo. But it will take at least two years and $100 million to get it to meet U.S. safety and emissions regulations.
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