MILAN (Reuters) - Italian car maker Fiat FIA.MI said on Tuesday it planned to exercise a call option to buy around 3.3 percent of Chrysler from the VEBA trust fund, boosting its stake in the U.S. peer to 61.8 percent.
VEBA holds a 45.7 percent stake in the Detroit-based car maker.
The operation is expected to occur in the coming weeks, Fiat said in a statement.
Reporting by Valentina Za
