Fiat Doblo

Fiat Ducato

Meet the Doblo and the Ducato, two new vans that will be sold in North America under the newly formed Ram brand at Chrysler.

The smaller of the two, the Doblo, will go head-on against the Ford Transit Connect.  A van for contractors, delivery businesses, locksmiths and whoever requires space but does not need something the size of a school bus.

The second of the two, the Ducato, will fill the void left by the Mercedes-sourced Dodge Sprinter van that has headed back to be sold under the Benz umbrella.

The Ducato will fill the void nicely as it is basically the same size and is already a direct competitor to the Sprinter.  Fiat will supply both vans and they will both be built and imported from Europe starting in 2011.  It is unclear whether either van will retain their Euro-grown names.

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