Street Diaries

Chrysler said that getting the Fiat brand to the U.S. is taking a little longer than originally planned.

Ford announced that their European operations hit a milestone when they broke the 10 percent market share barrier since September, 2001.  This was due to a high demand for the popular Ford Fiesta.

Coming this December, the new U.S. version of the Ford Fiesta will debut at the LA Auto Show.  Originally there were only European and Chinese models available, but the U.S. version has a slightly different appearance due to the federal crash requirements.

It appears that General Motors is beginning to narrow down on which company will purchase the prestige Opel brand name.  So far it is down to two companies: RHJ International and the highest bidder Magna.