Marchionne Speed Dating Spurs Frenzied Takeover Speculation. “It would be a big, big mistake for General Motors to expose itself to such a damaged player” Sergio Marchionne’s determination to do a deal, any deal, to ensure the future of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) was becoming borderline farcical as reports of possible deals included FCA bidding […]
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Jeep Seen As Prime Mover For FCA Progress
Jeep Seen As Prime Mover For FCA Progress. No Takers Yet For Marchionne Merger Offer. “Jeep may be the world’s best positioned auto brand over the next three to five years” No serious merger contenders have responded so far to FCA CEO Sergio Marchionne’s thinly disguised plea for partners, but investment bank Morgan Stanley likes […]
Silence Reigns After FCA Call For Merger, Rationalization
Silence Reigns After FCA Call For Merger, Rationalization “if Marchionne thinks our role is to allocate capital, then here’s a suggestion: shouldn’t we be starving Fiat of capital?” It’s probably safe to assume there is not a line forming outside Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) headquarters of big automakers seeking a merger, or to talk about […]
FCA Search For Partner Undermined By Chrysler Performance
FCA Search For Partner Undermined By Chrysler Performance. “If Chrysler can only make four per cent margins at peak, what will it lose in the next trough?” Poor underlying profitability at Chrysler, even as its sales boom, has raised doubts from investors. Marchionne might be running out of merger candidates. FCA has been linked with […]
Despite Impossible Targets, Investors Like FCA Prospects
Jeep’s SUVs, Ram’s Pickups, Maserati’s Sportscars Excite. “Alfa Romeo might be a lost cause though” FCA Prospects Nobody outside of the company seems to think Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) will get anywhere near making its targets for 2018, but many investors seem to think that won’t matter as long as some progress is made. Investors […]
FCA’s Ferrari Move Likely To Boost Capital Raising Exercise
Plan Will Reduce Debt, But Not By Much. “Spinning off Ferrari is another clever exercise in value maximization. The structure and timing of the deal is genius” FCA’s Ferrari Move Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) shocked investors with its decision to float off 10 per cent of storied luxury sports car manufacturer Ferrari and return the […]