DETROIT — A battery-electric version of the iconic Fiat 500 is expected to appear on Chrysler's stand at the upcoming 2010 Detroit Auto Show.
The 500 EV will be part of a display that includes the 500C convertible and the 500 Abarth, according to Automotive News.
Fiat plans to begin selling the 500 in North America in late 2010 or early 2011, and will build the car at Chrysler's Toluca plant in Mexico.
Bloomberg reported that the Chrysler display also will include a Chrysler version of the Lancia Delta hatchback.
Inside Line says: A rumored merger of the Chrysler and Lancia brands still sounds like wishful thinking. — Paul Lienert, Correspondent
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mikedrud says:
02:12 PM, 01/11/2010
It's quirky-looking, but smaller cars are "in" again. This may find a market comparable to the Scions, the VW Bug or the Fit. No?
If Fiat can save Chrysler (silently chuckling), they might do so with cool little cars.