Fiat S.p.A. is considering moving its corporate headquarters to the United States following a planned merger with Chrysler Group, three people familiar with the matter said.CEO Sergio Marchionne is evaluating the switch from Turin, where Fiat was founded in 1899, to the United States as the carmaker's revenue and profit center shifts to North America, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing the internal deliberations.
Fiat generated 75 percent of 2012 operating profit in North America. No final decision on the headquarters has been taken and other options are being examined, they said.
A Fiat representative declined to comment.
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