Fiat Automobiles achieves 28.5% sales growth in Q1 2010-11

Fiat India’s total sales (including exports) of FIAT branded vehicles in June 2010 stood at 2,310. The company’s cumulative sales (including exports) for the fiscal currently stands at 6531 vehicles as against 5084 vehicles sold last year. With these impressive numbers, Fiat India has witnessed a 28.5% growth in fiscal sales for the year 2010-11 as against 2009-10. Fiat currently offers the Fiat Linea, Fiat Grande Punto, Fiat Palio and Fiat 500 in the Indian market.




Fiat India Automobiles Limited (FIAL) is a 50-50 Industrial Joint Venture between Fiat Group Automobiles S. p. A., (Fiat) and Tata Motors Limited (Tata) originally incorporated on January 02, 1997. The company employs about 2775 blue & white collar employees and is located at Ranjangaon in the Pune District of Maharashtra. The definitive agreement of the Joint Venture was signed in October 11, 2007. The board of directors for this company comprises of five nominees each from Fiat and Tata.

The state-of-the-art facility at Ranjangaon, which is owned by FIAL, a joint venture company, is capable of producing 200,000 cars and 300,000 engines, besides 300,000 parts & accessories. Currently manufacturing the Palio Stile 1.1, 1.6 models, Linea and now the Grande Punto. The facility also manufactures Fiat’s successful 1.3 litre Multijet diesel engines and 1.2 & 1.4 litre Fire gasoline engine. Apart from Fiat cars, the facility will also produce Tata passenger and next generation cars with investment exceeding € 650 Million. The plant provides direct and indirect employment to more than 4,000 people.

Source:- Fiat Automobiles achieves 28.5% sales growth in Q1 2010-11 - New Cars

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Fiat to launch a new small car in India by 2012

Italy based leading car-maker Fiat Motors is planning to launch a small car in India by the end of year 2012. The new small car has specially been developed for the emerging markets like India that is home to a large number of middle class buyers. The new India bound car will be placed in the small hatchback segment where it will compete with popular small cars in the country like Maruti Alto and Hyundai Santro Xing.




Mr Rajeev Kapor, MD, Fiat India, said in a interview, given to a leading news daily, that it will be an all-new car, nothing to do with any of company's other models and will be priced aggressively. The new car will compete with the Alto and will have a one-litre engine. He added that the Uno brand has become rather generic in nature and the company is still figuring out a new brand name for the car.

The new car will be manufactured in India, taking into consideration, the terrain and temperatures of the country. The company's R&D department is working hard to develop a small car that fulfills the requirements of the Indian buyers. The launch of this prospective small car can be seen as a part of company's plans to increase its customers base in India in the long run. With the launch of this car, the Italian auto giant looks to grab a significant market share in the small car segment which is currently dominated by country's top two car makers Maruti and Hyundai. Fiat India currently has a market share of 1.5 percent in the Indian market. The company aims to sell 40,000 units of its cars in year 2010.

In last few months, many major auto makers have launched their compact cars in India, that include Chevrolet Beat, Ford Figo and Volkswagen Polo.

Source:- Fiat to launch a new small car in India by 2012 - New Cars

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New avatar of Fiat Uno to be launched in India by end of 2010

Fiat Group Automobiles SpA, a leading Italian car manufacturer is planning to launch a completely new avatar of its boxy car model Uno in India by the end of this year, reported a leading business news daily in India. Uno was initially launched in India in the year 1990 as a joint venture between Premier Automobiles Ltd (PAL) and Fiat.

It was later discontinued in the year 1996, following, the continuously lowering down sales figures in the market. Uno has already been discontinued in the domestic market of Fiat. However the company is still selling this model in countries like Brazil.



It is also been speculated, that, with the launch of new Uno in India, the company will phase-out its Palio hatchback from the market as its performance has been very sluggish in the last few months. Interestingly,Palio was launched in India as a substitute to Uno in the year 1999, and now conversely, Palio is expected to be replaced by Uno.

At present, the company has three models in its portfolio (in the Indian Market) including Fiat Palio, Fiat Grande Punto and Fiat Linea.

Source:- New avatar of Fiat Uno to be launched in India by end of 2010 - New Cars

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Next-Generation Fiat Punto to hit Indian roads by 2013

Fiat Punto, the compact-hatchback which was launched in the Indian market in last year, is all set to be rolled-out in a next-generation version the Indian market by year 2013. The Fiat Punto model has been attarcting a large numebr of buyers in this segment with its bold looks and quality interiors.It is expected that the new 2013 Punto will be developed at a new plateform with a revemped chasis and design. The next-generation Punto model will possibly be powered with Fiat's new range of Multijet engines and technologies. The car will be equipped with all new generation safety, comfort and technological features.



Fiat Grande Punto has been launched in the Indian market as a joint venture vehicle between Fiat and Indian auto major Tata Motors. Fiat Grande Punto is one of the most popular hatchback in the global market with high performance and elegant exteriors. It was first debuted in the international market in year 2005 at at Frankfurt Motor Show in 2005 and has won many awards such as "Car of the Year 2008" award in Brazil. The Punto is available in three engine options - a 1.2L, 1172cc petrol engine, 1.4L, 1368cc, FIRE petrol engine and a 1.3L, 1248cc multijet turbo diesel engine.

Source:- Next-Generation Fiat Punto to hit Indian roads by 2013 - New Cars

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Fiat India reports sales growth of 82.2% in May 2010

Fiat India Automobiles Ltd today announced a growth of 82.2% in sales for the month of May 2010 over May 2009. Fiat India’s total sales (including exports) of FIAT branded vehicles in May 2010 stood at 2,235 as compared to 1,227 vehicles sold in May 2009.The company’s cumulative sales (including exports) for the fiscal currently stands at 4257 vehicles as against 2516 vehicles sold last year. With these impressive numbers, Fiat India has witnessed a 69.2% growth in fiscal sales for the year 2010-11 as against 2009-10.



Fiat India Automobiles Limited (FIAL) is a 50-50 Industrial Joint Venture between Fiat Group Automobiles S. p. A., (Fiat) and Tata Motors Limited (Tata) originally incorporated on January 02, 1997. The company employs about 2775 blue & white collar employees and is located at Ranjangaon in the Pune District of Maharashtra. The definitive agreement of the Joint Venture was signed in October 11, 2007. The board of directors for this company comprises of five nominees each from Fiat and Tata.



The state-of-the-art facility at Ranjangaon, which is owned by FIAL, a joint venture company, is capable of producing 200,000 cars and 300,000 engines, besides 300,000 parts & accessories. Currently manufacturing the Palio Stile 1.1, 1.6 models, Linea and now the Grande Punto. The facility also manufactures Fiat’s successful 1.3 litre Multijet diesel engines and 1.2 & 1.4 litre Fire gasoline engine. Apart from Fiat cars, the facility will also produce Tata passenger and next generation cars with investment exceeding € 650 Million. The plant provides direct and indirect employment to more than 4,000 people.

Source:- Fiat India reports sales growth of 82.2% in May 2010 - New Cars

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Fiat presents brand new Linea to Femina Miss India finalists

Fiat India, a subsidiary of France based Fiat Motors, has announced that it will award the top three participants of the Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2010, with a brand new Fiat Linea model. Fiat Linea is among the most stylish entry level sedans in India with a high customer base. Miss India has always been one of the most prestigious pageants for models across the country.

The Fiat Linea, with its classy looks, makes for the perfect companion for the winners of PFMI 2010 as they represent their country on the international stage, said company in a statement.



Fiat as a brand has always been associated with style and class. Through this association with Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2010, the company is further enhancing its positioning in the Indian market. The Fiat Linea, known for its elegant and classy looks, will go a significant way in increasing the style factor of the three winners of PFMI 2010. The company is very excited to be working with a beauty pageant of such high regard and look forward to having many such associations in the future, said, Rajeev Kapoor, president & CEO, Fiat India said, while announcing the price at the occasion.

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The next generation Fiat Uno gets unveiled

Fiat motors has finally revealed the pictures and details of the second generation Fiat Uno officially. The production of the car is expected to begin in Brazil at the Betim plant of the company. The car is speculated to go on sale later this month in Brazil and would be available in two flex-fuels petrol engines. One of the petrol variants would have a 1.0-litre petrol engine that is expected to produce power of up to 75bhp.


The other variant would have a 1.4-litre petrol engine that would deliver a maximum of 85bhp of power. Both the variants however would sport a five speed manual gear box transmission. The new Uno has been positioned between Panda and the Grande Punto, sources suggest. The car would measure 3.77m in length and 1.64m in width. The styling of the car is majorly based on that of the Panda’s but the car is intelligently redesigned with more smooth curves and an attractive front grille giving the car a great external appearance. Fiat Uno was launched in India in 1997 and was manufactured at Premier Auto’s Kurla plant in mid-town Mumbai.


The bookings saw a maddening rush initially and that at that time ended up in long waiting lists for the car. The plant at Kurla suffered with labour issues over a period of time and this led to the car not performing well in the country.

The Uno launched earlier in India was BS II complaint as that was the regulation standard set up then. Although there are speculations that the second generation Uno might be launched in India, but there are no official details on that as of now. It is however clear that this time the car needs to be backed by localized manufacturing input to land the car in the right price bracket.

Source:- The next generation Fiat Uno gets unveiled - New Cars

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Fiat 500 couldn't appeal Indians

Fiat 500, also popular as Baby Fiat been competing against Volkswagen Beetle and BMW Mini in the international markets, but was unable to catch the fancies of Indian car enthusiasts. Recently there were reports that Volkswagen Beetle has been accepted really well by Indians and good sales volume showed that Indians are ready to pay a whopping amount of Rs. 20 Lacs even for a small car. The conception however did not work for Fiat 500.

Baby Fiat is placed at Rs. 5 Lacs cheaper than Beetle and has managed to attract only 68 customers since its launch in 2008. Beetle on the other hand has sold over 284 units that too in a short period of just 5 months.



One of the company executive, expressed the dismal state of the company that had expected at least a few hundreds to sell to far. Fiat 500 is imported from Turin as a completely built in unit(CBU). The expenses of car is largely due to 100% excise duty.

Rakesh Batra, national leader (automotive practice), Ernst & Young comprehended the situation as the cost-effective temperament of the Indian customers. He said that India is a largely cost-conscious market and offers very little scope for high-priced cars.

Fiat 500 has been readily accepted across the world with some great responses in certain countries. The flat results are mainly from India. Baby Fiat competes with Grande Punto and also sports the same engine which makes it pretty evident that customers would opt for Grande Punto, that costs at least Rs. 10 Lacs less. Also, Linea the only sedan by the company comes in Rs 7.27 lakh which makes the interpretation of dropping sales very evident.

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Fiat Grande Punto Sport to hit roads by June

Fiat Grande Punto Sport, that was displayed at the auto Expo 2010 is ready to be launched in June 2010, company sources said. The car is targeted at youth and would sport 1.3-litre 90bhp multijet diesel engine that presently powers Fiat Linea. The car would sport some really funky and trendy features including funky electric sunroof, sporty upholstery, a rear spoiler, sport red decals, blacked-out headlamps, bigger tyres and dual colour interior leather seats.




The car would co-exist with the present range of Punto models and would be shelved at Rs. 7 lakh. Fiat India, that has huge expectations from this financial year claims that the customers would be delighted with the well thought of add-ons. The company is keen on expanding its portfolio and target to all segments of Indian customers as it would be launching Linea T-Jet in the month of September this year. The car would sport naturally aspirated 1.4 petrol and develop a healthy 120ps@5000 rpm and more impressive 206NM of torque right from 1750rpm onwards.




The existing Linea is also in pipe to get some changes and perhaps a face-lift. The company officials on confirming the launch of Fiat Grande Punto sport said that Fiat India was keen for the launch as the customers gave a tremendous response to the car when displayed at the Auto expo early this year. Along with the buyers, the dealers from the company are also pressing hard to launch the car ASAP.

Niraj Hans, head Fiat purchasing office in India commented that there is a management commitment to increase the buying of parts from India in the year 2011-14. There are speculations that the company is looking forward to source €250 million (Rs. 1,415 crore) worth of components by the year 2011, that's part of a plan to buy components worth €8.5 billion from best-cost countries, which certainly includes India.

The current line-up of Fiat India includes Fiat 500, Fiat Grande Punto, Fiat Linea, Fiat Palio Stile, Fiat Palio Stile Multijet.

Source:- Fiat Grande Punto Sport to hit roads by June - New Cars

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Fiat Cars casts magic in the City of Pearls

The city of Pearls Hyderabad is hosting the 1st Regional Auto Expo at the Hitex Exhibition Centre. FIAL (Fiat India Automobiles Limited) displayed Fiat Linea and Fiat Punto at the show that dazzled like pearls. Fiat Linea, one of the best cars in its segment offers a foray of features and is priced in the range of Rs 6,34,526 - Rs 8,59,42. Linea comes in both Petrol and Diesel variants and is available in 5 sparkling colors.

Fiat Punto, one of the popular cars of Fiat saw the launch of two new variants called “1.2 Dynamic” and "1.2 Emotion" on March 15, 2010. This premium hatchback model Fiat Punto has been launched in the Indian market as a joint venture between Italian passenger car manufacturer Fiat and Indian auto major Tata Motors.




Auto Show south is being organized by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) and is supported by Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA) and Federation of Automobile Dealers Association of India (FADA). The show has seen a massive participation of various car brands namely Toyota, Tata Motors, Hyundai, Honda Motorcycles, General Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra, BMW, Yamaha, Fiat, TVS Motors etc, all wanting to tap the potential customers in the market of South.


The government of Andhra Pradesh has scheduled various events like Torture Track by Mahindra & Mahindra, Safety Ride by Honda Motorcycles, Go-Karting by JK Tyres, Vintage Car display by Heritage Motoring Club, Painting Competition for Students by General Motors etc to attract customers of all genre.

Source:- Fiat Cars casts magic in the City of Pearls - New Cars

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Top Luxury Cars - The 2009 Fiat Linea

The notable features of the 2009 Fiat Linea are integrated stereo, climate control air condition, USB dock, multifunction display, ABS, alloy wheels, instantaneous mileage info, rake adjustable steering wheels. Unlike the other cars, the Linea is equipped with the large grills, which are extended downwards to the bumper. The indicator as well as the headlight controls has been interchanged in the model.

The smoothness and noise level of the car is also quite good. The top speed of the model is estimated to be 168 kmph. The emotion variant model has been equipped with the certain gizmo features. The Blue & Me technology has been incorporated by the Microsoft in the latest generation Linea, which basically helps in synchronizing the Bluetooth enabled laptop as well as the mobile phones.

Hence, the audio system of the car can be connected to such devices, in order to play songs for some entertainment during the long drives. The MY Car 1 software helps in displaying the current status of the fuel economy of the vehicle, FM channel number and the number of days before the next service.

The 1.3 l model of the Fiat Linea comes with a diesel engine whereas the 1.4 l has a petrol engine. From the safety and stability point of view, the vehicle also gets good marks due to its airbags, traction control system and the stability control system. However, the excellent performance, eco friendly nature, low fuel consumption, both manual and automatic transmissions are certain features due to which, the Fiat Linea is liked by most of the folks.

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