Northown Automotive gets the local Fiat Dealership - Dubs in the Buff

Northtown Automotive Cos. is on track to become Fiat?s first Western New York dealer this summer.

Chrysler Group LLC, which is aligned with Fiat, has extended a letter of intent to Northtown Vice President Lawrence Schreiber, who plans to open a Fiat showroom at a renovated facility in Amherst, said Ralph Kisiel, a Chrysler LLC spokesman.

If it meets the requirements of the letter of intent, Northtown would start selling Fiats in late July or early August, Kisiel said. ?The vast majority of dealers who have been extended letters of intent have been fulfilling them.?

Schreiber could not be reached to comment Thursday.
West Herr Automotive Group was selected late last year as the region?s first Fiat dealer. But West Herr later dropped the idea, saying it decided the Fiat dealership would not be a good fit with its used-car dealership on Transit Road in Clarence, due to space restraints.

There are 59 Fiat dealerships, or ?studios,? open in the United States, with plans for a total of 130 to be open by year?s end, Kisiel said. In New York State, seven other Fiat dealerships are either open or planning to open. The closest Fiat location to Buffalo is in Rochester.
Fiat is entering the U. S. market with only the Fiat 500 subcompact, with plans to add more vehicles to the lineup.

Until the Italian brand?s return this year, Fiats had not been sold in the United States since 1984. Fiats sold in the U. S. market are being assembled at a Chrysler plant in Mexico.

Fiat?s U. S. sales per franchise was 29 units in May, ranking 19th among brands, according to Automotive News data. The list?s leader, Toyota/Scion, had sales of 114 cars and trucks per franchise.

via:
Northtown planning to sell Fiats in Amherst - Local Business - The Buffalo News

---

Last edited by SuperFan99; Today at 09:46 AM. Reason: damn title.

Source: http://www.dubsinthebuff.com/forum/all-other-euro-cars/23792-northown-automotive-gets-local-fiat-dealership.html

royal wedding coverage nbc god save the queen lyrics the royal wedding guest list kate middleton wedding dress prince william and kate middleton queen victoria