Yark auto dealership opens Fiat showroom

3/10/2011
BLADE STAFF AND NEWS SERVICES

The Yark Automotive Group Wednesday opened its Fiat showroom, one of the first dozen such Fiat brand showrooms to open in the United States as the iconic Italian automaker returns its products to America for the first time since 1982.

The dealership will initially showcase three versions of the Fiat 500, a sporty, customizable subcompact designed in Italy and assembled in Mexico that will retail for between $15,500 and $22,000, with mileage estimated between 30 and 38 mpg.

The dealership expects to take delivery of its first vehicles it can sell within the next few days. Italian automaker Fiat SpA is the business partner of Chrysler Group LLC.