Fiat Chrysler fourth quarter lifted by North America business to meet expectations

MILAN (Reuters) - Fiat Chrysler said its operating profit matched expectations in the fourth quarter, boosted by strong North American business and better results in Latin America, as it heads to a merger rival PSA . The Italian American carmaker said on Thursday its adjusted earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) grew 7.1% to 2.12 billion euros (1.80 billion pounds) in the final quarter of 2019.Then result was in line with a 2.11 billion euro forecast in an analyst poll compiled by Reuters.