Fiat Motors Is Worth Only $5.5b By Edward Niedermeyer May 6, 2009 Considerare lâaritmetica, asks Rob Cox at breakingviews.com. Sure, the Chrysler freebee deal has sent Fiat stock soaring, but if you strip away the non-auto components of the Fiat group and factor in the firmâs $8b in debt, and whatâs left is worth only $5.5b according to Coxâs math. Which means Fiat will face some major challenges in cobbling together its 5m annual global sales empire, a fact weâve already explored here. And based on Chryslerâs insatiable appetite for taxpayer dollars, Fiatâs going to have a tough time just feeding the cash-burn beast. More here: http://www.breakingviews.com/sitecore/content/Home/2009/05/04/Fiat SOTP.aspx?sg=nytimes