Just over a month after the first models arrived in U.S. showrooms, Chrysler Group LLC has informed dealers that it is no longer accepting wholesale orders for the new 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth, according to company sources.
The high-performance version of Fiat's diminutive subcompact has been selling as fast as, well, an Abarth. And while customers can still find a few in dealer inventories around the country, those who place orders now will be put on a waiting list for the 2013 model, which is expected to ship this fall.
"I put my deposit down back in March and I found out today that I'm being bumped to the 2013 build batch and now have to wait until mid-September," wrote one disappointed customer on an enthusiast website.
The track-tuned Abarth went on sale in late April. By then, the company already had cash deposits from more than a thousand customers — about as many as it had originally planned to build this year. Fiat-Chrysler upped production to about 3,000 units, but sources said that is all the company's factory in Toluca, Mexico could handle.
Demand for the pocket rocket has been spurred by rave reviews in a number of leading automotive publications.
Most Americans had never heard the name "Abarth" before the automaker aired a steamy ad for the hot hatch during the Super Bowl featuring Romanian supermodel Catrinel Menghia.
Fiat sales were up a whopping 432 percent in the United States last month, according to Chrysler.
"Dealer orders for the Abarth, the ultimate high-performance small car, exceeded the production run of this model for the 2012 model year," the company said in a statement.
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Wholesale Gold Group Launches New Video Report on Homepage - YAHOO!
Wholesale Gold Group has released a video to accompany their latest report.
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) June 04, 2012
Michael MacDonald and the team at http://www.WholeSaleGoldGroup.com has just put the finishing touches on a video that discusses the “what, why, when, where and how” of precious metal investing. The video report covers subjects such as currency devaluation, saving for retirement and the future of precious metal prices.MacDonald notes that he decided to replace the existing video on the site in order to help promote his two popular information products: The Silver Bomb and the Wholesale Gold Group Gold and Silver Investing Kit: “The video we used to have on the homepage was a person greeting to site visitors. However, I decided that I wanted to show our new visitors that I knew my stuff when it came to gold and silver investing. That’s why our new video is packed with practical tips related to investing. It also complements our free Gold and Silver Investing Kit which goes into much more detail about why precious metal investing is the premier investment of the decade.”
What information does the new video contain? According to MacDonald, the video takes a big picture approach to the current world economy: “As anyone who reads the newspapers today probably finds, there’s an overwhelming amount of information out there about the current world economy. From the potential collapse of the Euro to US unemployment, this deluge of information can make it hard for the average investor to see the forest for the trees. The video’s primary goal is to help people quickly make sense of what’s going on and why precious metal investing is the logical investment for the short and long-term. Because this is so important, we have the video running free on our homepage and can be watched without having to buy or sign-up for anything.”
Those that want to watch the video for themselves should head to: Wholesalegoldgroup.com
Michael MacDonald
Wholesale Gold Group
1-800-227-5866
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