Fiat Chrysler may add more self-driving supplier partners: CEO

The computer screen in an autonomous prototype Continental Chrysler 300C sedan is seen during an event featuring numerous self-driving cars on Capitol Hill in Washington March 15, 2016. REUTERS/Gary Cameron

MILAN/DETROIT: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles may seek more supplier partners to help it develop and build self-driving vehicles, chief executive officer Sergio Marchionne said. 

The Jeep and Ram brands are strong enough to exist as standalone entities outside FCA, Marchionne also said on a conference call with analysts after the company reported record first-quarter results. But he did not elaborate on whether there were any plans for a spin-off of either, like with Ferrari.