Does “everyone wants a Lancia Delta”? I don’t think so. — fiatgroupworld.com

Another chapter in the troubled history of Lancia. This time it comes from an statement made by Luca Napolitano, the brand’s CEO in which he said that “the Delta is wanted by everyone and can’t be missing from our plans”. It was part of more announcements of what we should expect from Lancia in the coming years. But, does everyone really wants a Lancia Delta? We are used to the splendid presentations anticipating the future models of the late FCA group. The 2010-2011 industrial plan presented in late 2009 indicated that Chrysler would add a made-in-Italy hatchback to its lineup, while Lancia would get some products from Chrysler. The former never happened, and the latter became a reality in 2011-2012 when Lancia introduced the rebadged Chrysler 200, Chrysler 300 and Chrysler Town & Country.

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