DETROIT (CNNMoney) -- Maserati will get its own SUV model next year, built on the platform of Jeep Grand Cherokee at the Chrysler Group plant in Detroit, the companies announced Tuesday.
Sergio Marchionne, the CEO of both Jeep parent Chrysler Group and Maserati parent Fiat, said the new vehicle will debut in 2012, and that it will contain an engine designed by another Fiat unit, Ferrari.
"It will be a rock and roll engine," he said. It may come in both a V-8 and a V-12 version.
Tuesday's low-key announcement at the Detroit auto show was made during a radio interview with Marchionne and in various briefings with groups of reporters. There was no prepared statement from Chrysler or Fiat, nor was there any artwork of what the vehicle might look like.
The Maserati SUV is likely to be assembled in the same Detroit plant as the Grand Cherokee and can accommodate either a Ferrari V8 or V12 — or possibly both.
Prices are likely to range from $80,000-$100,000 or more. Maserati is a high-end sports car line, known for handmade craftsmanship, powerful performance and prices in excess of $100,000.
Kyllä ne muutkin merkit saa niitä SUV:ta, mutta tuskin V8:lla, tai ehkä se huippumalli, mutta pitäähän nyt joku marssijärjestys olla...
Fiat julkisti eilen vuoden 2010 tuloksensa.
Konsernin nettotulos 600 miljoonaa euroa, joka ylitti odotukset.
Nettovelka puolittui ja likviditeetti nyt lähes 16 miljardia euroa. (VW likviditeetti 20 mrd€).
Vuosikatsauksessa mainitaan että tästä vuodesta lähtien investointeja lisätään huomattavasti (likviditeettitilannekkin sen aika hyvin sallii.)