RobiNZ Personal Blog

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Fiat + Chrysler + Opel = Grande Fiat?

Is Mr Marchionne going to pull off the auto merger of the decade, create a mega-mix mess or fail? According to The Economist he may stitch together a deal that merges Fiat, Chrysler and Opel, largely funded by US and German Govt subsidies. You have to admire his nerve, taking on Chrysler while whipping Opel out of GM control is one heck of a task. Mind you, Fiat have benefited from GM troubles before, maybe they will again. Fiat’s grand plans - www.economist.com "...by the end of next week Fiat could have forged a huge shiny new car company for... Read more →

ANZAC Day

Today is ANZAC Day which commemorates the New Zealanders killed in war and honours returned servicemen and women. It’s always a time to reflect, just one of the millions was my Mums Grandfather who... Read more →

My Fiats, COTY

OK, so the European Car of the Year has a somewhat dubious history but I found this old feature online and was surprised to have owned nearly all Fiat's winners up to the Bravo. I was only 1 when the... Read more →

Traffic Light Thought - What is more than one Audi called?

Sitting at a red I glance in the mirror and see what appears to be an Audi commercial set up coming up the road behind me. How else to explain the arrival of new identical colour metallic grey new A4,... Read more →

A new way to watch Formula 1 - Live TV + Twitter + Web Timing!

This s an interesting new way to see Formula 1. Of course there is the television satellite feed from the BBC, via Sky N.Z., live Web Timing (as seen by the teams) on Formula 1.com and live Tweets fro... Read more →

Caring for Your Introvert

This is very good... Caring for Your Introvert - The Atlantic (March 2003) Via in a strange land Read more →

Brian Edwards is blogging!

Media icons Brian Edwards and Judy Callingham are blogging as part of their media business site. It's pretty new but there are already some gems, the Easter Trading nonsense , and some nonsense, Paul... Read more →

On Vox: Alfa Romeo 166 paranoia?

Alfa Romeo Style - 159 and Brera Coupe I saw an Alfa Romeo 166 on the motorway earlier this week and followed it for some distance in peak hour traffic. If you want a big saloon t... Read more →

A good friday post...

A good friday post, well any day really! PAT CONDELL'S GODLESS COMEDY If you wonder why, look at the FAQ Read more →