Fiat Confirms Production of New 500X and Small Jeep CUV at Italy's Melfi Plant
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Fiat Confirms Production of New 500X and Small Jeep CUV at Italy's Melfi Plant



With rumors floating around since October, today it was  finally confirmed that the Fiat-Chrysler Alliance will build the new Fiat 500X and a closely related Jeep-badged small crossover at the company's Melfi assembly plant in Italy beginning in 2014.

The announcement was made on Thursday at the Fiat plant in Melfi with company Chairman John Elkann and CEO Sergio Marchionne presenting the production plans. Italy's Prime Minister Mario Monti was also in attendance.

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