“In between the Detroit Auto and the Chicago Auto Show Ram drops the Ram ProMaster City, the latest compact commercial van to grace the market,” said Arthur Henry, senior manager of Kelley Blue Book Market Intelligence. “FCA isn’t wasting any time leveraging newly shared global assets as this vehicle goes by the Fiat Doblo in Europe.  The Ram ProMaster City enters a developing segment that was previously a 1-on-1 fight between the Ford Transit Connect and the Nissan NV200.”

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