Marchionne engineered the link between Chrysler and Fiat that saw the auto maker slim down to a new and fitter organisation in the US that is in much better shape to meet the future needs of car buyers around the world.
And now, as Chief Executive Officer of both Chrysler Group LLC and Fiat S.p.A., he is fast-tracking a plan to develop a range of new, high-tech products with class leading performance and economy using Fiat technology that will join the best of Chrysler's existing vehicle line-up.
That he managed to achieve what many said was an impossible task in a matter of a few months, has won unerring praise from the editors of Automotive News, the Detroit industry's ‘bible'.