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Marchionne apologizes for 'wop engine' comment


May 21, 2013 17:44 CET
Chrysler-Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne has issued a written apology to an Italian-American anti-bias organization for saying at the Detroit auto show that an Alfa Romeo needed a "wop" engine.... Read More »
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