Report: Fiat wants to sell 50,000 500s in the U.S. through 165 dealers
 

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<a href="http://autoblog.com/make/chrysler">Chrysler</a> is set to debut its American-spec <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/fiat+500">Fiat 500</a> at this year's <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/la-auto-show">Los Angeles Auto Show</a> with the first examples being sold near the end of 2010. During the 2011 calendar year, Chrysler hopes to sell 50,000 of the <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/cooper">Mini Cooper</a> fighters, including the 500 Cabrio, which goes on sale sometime in 2011.<br />
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Built in Toluca, Mexico, the 500 will be sold through a network of 165 dealers across the United States, mostly in cities that have the largest small car markets. Will Chrysler be able to move 50,000 of the new Fiats? That's mildly ambitious, since the Mini brand only moves about 50,000 Coopers annually. Still, consider our fingers crossed.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-4">Fiat 500</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-4/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/07/070705_f_fiat500_01_thumb nail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-4/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/07/070705_f_fiat500_02_thumb nail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-4/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/07/070705_f_fiat500_04_thumb nail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-4/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/07/070705_f_fiat500_05_thumb nail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-4/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/07/070705_f_fiat500_06_thumb nail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
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