Fiat SpA (F.MI) Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne said Friday the European Commissioner for Industry's skeptical comments on Fiat SpA's (F.MI) ability to pull off a deal with General Motors Corp.'s (GM) Adam Opel GmbH weren't helpful or supportive for the future of the car industry.

Speaking Friday to a Bavarian radio station Bayerischen Rundfunk, Gunter Verheugen asked where this "indebted" company was going to find the means to achieve two operations at once, referring also to Fiat's potential alliance with Chrysler.

"These comments are not helpful to the ultimate goal of re-establishing a sound footing on which to build the future of this industry," Marchionne said, noting that Verheugen was suggesting at some point that not all automotive firms in Europe will survive.

-By Sofia Celeste, Dow Jones Newswires; +39 06 69766920; sofia.celeste@dowjones.com