Regular Indian Autos Blog readers know that Fiat is developing a city car in Brazil which is codenamed Fiat Project 344 to rival the likes of the Chevrolet Beat, Citroen C1 and the forthcoming Honda Brio.
Earlier we had presented the spyshots and a speculative rendering of the Fiat city car. Autos Segredos has managed to snap the test mule once again while Fiat’s Brazilian engineers were carrying out trials
The Fiat Linea T-Jet was the only turbocharged petrol sedan in its segment. Targeted at enthusiasts, its grin inducing capabilities didn’t get Fiat any big numbers as the nature of the Indian car market was turning diesel-centric.
Staring at a dismal demand, Fiat India silently withdrew the car, only to relaunch it now, hoping that the current reduction in the petrol prices could tempt enthusiasts.
The Fiat Linea received a facelift last year which first went on sale in Turkey. The sedan also entered few other international markets in Europe but emerging countries like India and Brazil are made to wait for the refreshed sedan. While we’ll continue waiting for a while, the Brazilians are expecting the car to hit their market soon. However, news emerges...
Flashing back to February of last year, Indian Autos Blog brought you some spy shots of Fiat’s new City Car codenamed the Fiat Project 344, testing on an old Panda platform. At that time, Fiat was testing the mechanicals and the internal bits of the car while using the Panda’s body as a cover up. Today, we’ve a rendering as to what the Project 344 could look like. As you can see,...
The Fiat Viaggio, the Chinese sedan based on the Dodge Dart, will be spinning off two new body styles in the near future. The Fiat Viaggio hatchback would get a completely redesigned rear. We have already brought you the information regarding the hatchback variant which was expected to be unveiled at Auto Shanghai 2013. However, it was a no show. There is a new development now. According to Mr. Jiang...
In India, the Fiat Punto may not have received the same attention otherwise reserved to an Italian hatchback. That has not hampered the global sales of 9 million Fiat Punto’s however. Fiat has announced that 9 million Puntos have been sold around the world. Interestingly, the Punto celebrates it’s 20th birthday this year. It started retailing in Europe...
Fiat India’s outgoing Managing Director, Enrico Atanasio, has said in a recent interview that India could be considered as an export hub for the Chrysler brand. Livemint reports that Fiat is currently conducting market or feasibility studies as part of an Asia-Pacific expansion plan. This has been confirmed by two Fiat component suppliers aware of [...]
Fiat’s new found fondness towards SUVs and MPVs is now an open secret. The Italian automaker already has the Fiat 500L mini MPV in the stores and is now working on a compact crossover SUV dubbed the 500X and an extended version of the 500L called the 500XL. Little is known about the upcoming crossover [...]
