Fiat Chrysler crowns merger with Wall St debut
But analysts say wooing US investors won't be easy as Monday listing comes amid profit warning from Ford and the US auto industry nearing its peak
Milan
FIAT Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) makes its Wall Street debut to great fanfare on Monday, shifting the carmaker's centre of gravity away from Italy and capping a decade of canny dealmaking and tough restructuring by CEO Sergio Marchionne.
The world's seventh-largest auto group has sought the US listing to help to establish itself as a leading global player through access to the world's biggest equity market and the cheaper, more reliable source of funding it ultimately offers.
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