Fiat chief Sergio Marchionne on Thursday said the Italian carmaker and its US unit Chrysler will sell slightly more than 4.3m vehicles in 2013.

“We should be slightly north of 4.3m with a minimum of 2.6m from Chrysler,” Sergio Marchionne said in an interview with Automotive News cited by Reuters.

Go deeper with GlobalData

Data Insights

The gold standard of business intelligence.

Find out more

Discover B2B Marketing That Performs

Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms.

Find out more

Marchionne said Chrysler will sell 2.4m vehicles of the combined 4.2m units expected this year.

Fiat has raised its ownership to 58.5% of Chrysler, up from the 20% share it took after the US automaker’s 2009 bankruptcy.

Asked if the market could expect a larger 500 model to replace its Punto model, Marchionne said “the Punto is in production, but I think ultimately the Fiat brand will end up being 500 or Panda based. Everything else is irrelevant.”

Marchionne was in Detroit on Thursday to announce a US $238m spend at three Michigan plants creating up to 1,250 jobs.

Just Auto Excellence Awards - Nominations Closed

Nominations are now closed for the Just Auto Technology Excellence Awards. A big thanks to all the organisations that entered – your response has been outstanding, showcasing exceptional innovation, leadership, and impact.

Excellence in Action
Continental has secured the Window Displays Innovation Award in the 2025 Just Auto Excellence Awards for its Window Projection solution, transforming side windows into dynamic, data-rich canvases. Discover how this compact projection technology and intelligent software are reshaping in-car UX and opening fresh revenue streams for OEMs and mobility providers.

Discover the Impact