Americans once feared that Chrysler would be "Italianized" when Fiat took control of the Detroit automaker, but now a thriving Chrysler is propping up an ailing Fiat and some outraged Italians complain about the "Americanization" of Fiat, Automotive News reports.
The 22 executives that run Fiat-Chrysler as a single entity on a global basis usually hold their monthly meeting at Chrysler's base in Auburn Hills, near Detroit, and only rarely in Fiat's home city of Turin.
The official language of the company's Group Executive Council: English.
The shift of balance has been so massive than many now expect the United States to become the home of the merged Fiat-Chrysler.
Turin, for 133 years the capital of the Fiat empire, soon could be reduced to a regional headquarters that covers Europe, Africa and the Middle East, despite Fiat owning 58.5 percent of Chrysler.
