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First Year With Bosch Original Equipment Efi on 2040-cars

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 Beautiful Blue on Blue 1982 Alfa Spider in excellent condition inside and out. First year with EFI. Always garaged, never in rain.  California car. New convertible top, original seats reupholstered, all new rubber trim bits throughout, new radiator, new head gasket set, new muffler and tail pipe, power windows, new Bridgestone tires on original Campagnolo rims - a beautiful and fun runner.  All rubber bits and bumpers are perfect.  Small common ding on nose.  Rust free.  Dash has one small & original weathered split in the vinyl.  New CD stereo in dash and wired for iPhone/iPod attachment.  All controls, electrical (inside and out), windows and gauges in proper working condition. I purchased the car in 2004. The car has been shown twice at the Concorso Italiano in Monterey California.

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Just 45% of Fiat dealers are profitable, and they're angry about it

Mon, 07 Oct 2013

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On average, Fiat dealers have only been selling about 17 cars a month.
We've been wondering for some time how Fiat dealers in North America have been getting along with just one model range in their showrooms up until recently. Franchisees spent millions building, stocking and manning sleek new 'studio' showrooms, only to have but a single model to sell, the cherubic 500. And even with its many derivatives, the Cinquecento is still an inexpensive model with its attendant lower margins. Perhaps it should come as no surprise then, that just 45 percent of US Fiat dealers are said to be profitable.

Autoblog Podcast #360

Wed, 11 Dec 2013

Episode #360 of the Autoblog podcast is here, and this week, Dan Roth and Jeff Ross discuss the 2015 Ford Mustang, reports of the latest plan to bring Alfa Romeo back to the US, Chevrolet leaving Europe and Holden closing down in Australia, and the price barrier that's holding down potential EV buyers. Dan also interviewed Jacques Brent, Ford's marketing manager for the 2015 Mustang and Sebastian Ruta and Joe Oh from Blipshift. We start with what's in the garage and finish up with some of your questions, and for those of you who hung with us live on our UStream channel, thanks for taking the time. You can follow along after the jump with our Q&A. Thanks for listening!
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Marchionne on Alfa's US return, Dodge Dart's powertrain weakness and minivan plans

Fri, 18 Jan 2013

As a reporter covering an auto show, the one opportunity you never want to miss is going to the Sergio Marchionne press briefing.
"This undertaking to bring Alfa back is a one-shot deal... We are not going to do this twice."
There just aren't that many real characters left in the auto industry. Marchionne, who sits atop both Chrysler and Fiat, is not only one of the smartest execs in the business, but also the most frank. Herein, a sample of the quotable always-sweatered executive: