An official belonging to Fiat India told IAB that the new Dodge Dart to be revealed at the Detroit Motor Show this month is not the Fiat Linea successor. He said the Dart is a bigger car developed for Chrysler to get a foothold in compact segment of the North American market. The Dart is built on the Fiat C-Platform whereas the Linea will stick to its B-Platform roots.
Fiat India will focus on the Linea and Punto in 2012 with no immediate plans to expand its lineup. The official said the upgrade to the Fiat 500 is in discussion stage. The company may offer a new engine or transmission, upgrade it to meet BS4 norms, and launch it in more cities. Fiat is inaugurating its second Caffe in India in Pune this month. The ovation to the store will decide if Fiat can explore other cities with this concept.
Fiat sees no market for the Abarth in India in 2012. Examples running on the roads belong to private importers. Efforts are on to establish a rock-solid retail network before new products can come out.
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I like the current Linea and Punto, but they need to give it a sportive stance. Why don’t they launch small car based on Fiat 500 with smaller engine like Chevy Beat Smartec Diesel unit. This would give them a lot of potential in small hatchback market.
well now Fiat bought Jeep, Chrysler, & Dodge why they don’t launch these brands in india??, Fiat have so many nice cars!! , but they don’t launch it in India, they will not pass 2 years without any new launch Linea & Punto are not enough!!. and now they also cancelled to launch the Abarth in India!!!! how crazy they can do further!! , only 1 good point= that they will re-launch the 500 with new engines or transmissions and BS4 upgrades , and will available in more cities!! hope also the 500C will make the debut , but that’s not enough
Just perfect. First Fiat makes a smashing looking car like this one here and then refuses to get it to India. It’s no wonder no one in India cares for Fiat anymore.