American automaker Chrysler plans to sell 50,000 mikrolitrazhek Fiat 500 in 2011 dollars, that will return the famous Italian brand in the U.S. market, said Tuesday the agency AFP.
Fiat, Italy's largest automobile company controls 20% Chrysler, wants to provide small-sized car at auto show in Los Angeles in November.
Chrysler at a meeting with 400 dealers on Monday announced that in the near future in the U.S. will open 165 Fiat dealerships across the United States, the largest automobile market in the world.
According to the head of the North American division Fiat Laura Souv in the U.S. there are many people who would like to buy energy-efficient car of Italian design.
"A new network of dealers will sell Fiat cars Fiat 500 U.S. version at the end of the year and model Fiat 500 Cabrio in 2011," - said in a press release. Auto Fiat 500 for the U.S. market will be collected in the Mexican city Tolusa, while the motors for them will be produced in the U.S.
The North American version of the Fiat 500 will have a four-cylinder engine volume of 1.4 liters.