Will Chrysler get Fiat Ducato or Iveco Daily to replace departing Sprinter?
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/minivans/" rel="tag">Minivan/Van</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/commercial-trucks/" rel="tag">Work</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/chrysler/" rel="tag">Chrysler</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/dodge/" rel="tag">Dodge</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/mercedes-benz/" rel="tag">Mercedes-Benz</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/fiat/" rel="tag">Fiat</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/special-limited-editions/" rel="tag">Specialty</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/fiat-ducato-and-iveco-daily/"><img hspace="4" border="0" vspace="4" alt="Fiat may replace the Dodge Sprinter with its own Ducato or Iveco Daily" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/fiat-ducato.jpg" /></a>
<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><sma ll>Fiat Ducato - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></em></strong></div>
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Easy come, easy go - that's apparently Chrysler's luck with repurposed European-market work trucks. For the last few years, Chrysler has offered the German-designed Sprinter van under the Dodge nameplate. Mercedes-Benz wants its rig back, so it's taking the well-regarded work vehicle out of Pentastar dealerships and anointing about 120 of its own dealerships as Sprinter outlets. Consider it more terms of Chrysler's divorce from its one-time masters.<br />
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Now that Chrysler's ownership has moved south to Italy's Fiat, the Euro-work-truck hole in the showroom may be filled by something from the new management's portfolio. The <a href="http://www.iveco.com/en-us/products/pages/pro%20-%20cvl.aspx">Iveco Daily</a> from Fiat's work truck division might easily fill the Sprinter's void. About the same size as the full-length Sprinter, the Daily might be a little too much for buyers considering the shorter versions of the captive Daimler. <a href="http://www.fiatprofessional.co.u k/cgi-bin/lcv.dll/LCV_UK/showroom/showroomModel.jsp?BV_Sess ionID=@@@@1018523756.1252 322779@@@@&BV_EngineID=cc ccadeifflilficefecejgdfkh dfjl.0&modelKey=003|001"> Fiat's Ducato</a> might be a better fit, offering the tall format that Sprinter buyers have found useful without being quite as large at the Iveco.<br />
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If either truck heads this way to fill the void, it will not be badged as a Fiat. Gualberto Ranieri, Chrysler's Senior Vice President of Communications, has asserted that "the only Fiat vehicle in North America will be the Fiat 500. Period."<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-ducato-and-iveco-daily/low/">Fiat Ducato and Iveco Daily</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-ducato-and-iveco-daily/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/1280_080915_fp_ducato_02_ thumbnail.jpg" alt="1280_080915_fp_ducat o_02" title="1280_080915_fp_duc ato_02" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-ducato-and-iveco-daily/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/1280_081119_fp_ducato_thu mbnail.jpg" alt="1280_081119_fp_ducat o" title="1280_081119_fp_duc ato" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-ducato-and-iveco-daily/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/1280_aal11329_thumbnail.j pg" alt="1280_aal11329" title="1280_aal11329" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-ducato-and-iveco-daily/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/1280_b05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="1280_b05" title="1280_b05" /></a></div><br />
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