Accelerating towards full ownership, Italian carmaker Fiat is to buy another 3.3 percent of Chrysler, the US carmaker it manages. <br /><br />By exercising an option to purchase the shares owned by VEBA - a union healthcare trust fund - Fiat boosts its stake in Chrysler to 61.8 percent.<br /><br />Chrysler has helped Fiat offset weak car sales in Europe and increased its earnings in recent quarters.<br /><br />...<br />http://www.euronews.net/