Shares of Fiat (FIATY.PK) are up over 4.5% in trading today in Europe to put them at 20-month...

Shares of Fiat (FIATY.PK) are up over 4.5% in trading today in Europe to put them at 20-month highs as more Italian newspapers report that negotiations are in a decisive phase over Fiat's plans to buy the 41.5% of Chrysler it doesn't own. An eventual Chrysler IPO in the U.S. could bear some watching for General Motors (NYSE:GM) and Ford (NYSE:F).