Originally posted by Blue You missed my entire point. Chrysler went off shore, again. If Rhombo did it, it would be called "out sourcing." Plus, the way the bankruptcies of GM and Chrysler were handled in a peculiar way.
You mean ownership went off-shore - did anything really change beyond that? Guess what, our new Fiat is made in the same factory that the now defunct PT Cruiser was made. The PT Cruiser, there was a fine show of American Workmanship...oh wait, the factory is in Mexico! Hahaha. It seems Chrysler was outsourcing LONNNGGGGG before Fiat came to town.
So in a nutshell - Rich Chrysler owners lose jobs to Rich Fiat owners - everything else, status quo.
Edit: Chrysler also long discontinued their compact Dodge Neon in 2005, built at an American Plant - the Plant was close to being shuttered in 2009 until Fiat came in and has begun production of the new dodge dart there. There is another tick in the box for Fiat creating jobs. So what exactly is your problem with Fiat?