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Originally Posted by Juliette
Like they'd say: ma manco morta! (over my dead body). Fiat cars aren't much prized here, and pour cause! (The only car that we got and lasted, like, one year and half before reselling was the poor Panda- the earliest model; the inner roof just couldn't stay there  .) So, a Citroen or a Ford. I loved the Fiesta. |
The new CEO of Fiat is trying to change the corporate culture, and especially the work habits (or perhaps that should be
non-work habits) of the folks that build the cars. It will be an uphill battle, as the work force has been used to an environment where things featherbedding and not bothering to show up because a soccer match was on were accepted practices.
Even some of the work force recognizes that changes are required, because it's global competition, Fiat has to compete on quality and price, and they can't rely on the Italian government to bail them out so they don't have to change. But only some of the work force, and since the changes will also require layoffs to bring staffing in line with demand, I wish him luck.
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Dennis