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Fiat says it wants to move Jeep.

Its a bummer, but it is more a reflection of the economy that America has developed for itself, or lack thereof, not just under the leadership of the current fuher, but all those before him in recent memory. I in no way supported the bailouts, but they have little to do with the fact that the cost of manufacturing is lower in other countries than it is here, enticing manufacturers to lower costs by offshoring jobs. Those costs are driven by economic policy, and by our "leaders" determination that we can live high in America by exporting our inflation everywhere else... the jig is up.

In reality, had Chrysler been allowed to declare bankruptcy, it likely would have been purchased out of bankruptcy by some other more liquid manufacturer -- maybe Ford, maybe Fiat. The odds are fairly good that the Toledo jobs that Fiat will now offshore to Venice, or wherever, would have ended up there anyways -- the economics of business dictate it. Ironically, Italy's economy will really go to shite, and their own manufacturing costs will go through the roof, when Germany finally gets tired of supporting them and leaves the Euro... perhaps then Jeep will come back home.

Either way, sucks to the the "all-american" brand of Jeep will have nothing American but drivers in the near future. And sucks for Toledo.
 
Um, except that your fact check article is about the production facilities in China, not Italy, which is the topic of the article listed above... :doh:
 
In the end Jeep hasn't been American since Willy's-Overland went away. That's right, I've owned one for 3 days now and have become a snob. .!.. :D ..!.

It is a shame and honestly I don't see Italy being able to support the manufacturing demand. The Toledo plant is one of the few that had continual increase in output during the worst of this economic slouch.

I wonder if Fiat would have to pay importation fees on all the JK's they'd be shipping here? A lot of companies have found it cheaper to have plants here because of those fees, plus shipping costs. So we'll see how it all works out.
 
That's not what I got at all from other news. News is just that, until it happens it is sensation. FIAT wants to produce the overseas JEEPS there, wasnt there another article that got people all up in arms talking about making Jeeps in China or something :)

I think it is time to move on and buy a Toyota............ they are made in the USA. :)
 
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