Boom di ordini per Fiat Freemont

**alettone75** · 14-07-2011 15:24

Secondo Autoblog.com sembra che Fiat abbia già raccolto circa 15.700 ordini per la Freemont (80% in Italia) e che stia chiedendo a Chrysler di aumentarne la produzione per poter far fronte all'inaspettata domanda.
Fiat aveva pervisto infatti di vendere solo 13.000 Freemont in tutto il 2011.

Fiat has reportedly requested that Chrysler boost production at its Toluca, Mexico plant that builds the recently renovated Dodge Journey and new Fiat Freemont, itself basically a Journey wearing the Fiat emblem with the addition of a diesel engine and revised suspension tuning.

According to Automotive News, Fiat dealers have placed some 15,700 orders for the crossover, significantly higher than expected. In fact, Fiat had only planned to sell 13,000 Freemonts for the entire 2011 model year in Europe. According to the automaker, 80 percent of Freemont orders have come from its home market of Italy, where the CUV is priced 5,600 euros less than the Ulysse MPV the Freemont replaces.

In order to satisfy this unforeseen demand, Chrysler needs to supply Fiat with 4,000 units per month, an increase of about a thousand vehicles over initial expectations. So far, the increased production has been accomplished by means of overtime, but Chrysler is hoping to meet the necessary supply for the rest of the year without the additional costs associated with overtime pay.

Fiat pushing Chrysler to boost Freemont/Journey production — Autoblog

Io sinceramente mi aspettavo che un pò avrebbe venduto, soprattutto in Italia, ma un boom del genere è proprio una sorpresa anche al netto dell'ottimo prezzo di lancio.