Italian automaker Fiat Auto SpA has an alliance with Ford Motor company to make small cars, a company official said on Friday.
Italian car maker Fiat has started work on its small car for India.
The Italian car giant surprised the recession-hit global auto industry with an announcement that it is bidding to take over the GM's struggling Opel brand to consolidate its global base. Though Fiat entered India almost six decades ago, it is facing rough competition from car manufacturers from Japan and South Korea. It tied up with Tata Motors for building a manufacturing plant near Pune to increase its supply capacity in 2007.
The Italian car company Fiat's much-awaited launch of the year, Grande Punto hatchback, which is expected to take on Maruti Suzuki's Swift and Hyundai's Getz, will not be priced close to the two models.
People have embraced these compact cars because they are not only well appointed, but are also more practical, cheaper to own, have higher fuel efficiency, and are easy to park.
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"Tata Motors, which is engaged in focused and detailed negotiations with Ford on the Jaguar Land Rover business, clarifies that the company has had no discussions with Fiat on deployment of technologies developed by Jaguar and Land Rover," the Mumbai-based company said in a statement.
Automaker Fiat India on Monday said it has tied up with NIS Sparta, a leading consulting and training organisation in customer relationship management, the latest in a series of steps taken to enhance customer service.
Except for Hyundai i20 Elite, the car gives a tough competition to rivals.
Fiat has revised its India strategy. The car maker, which was among the first western auto companies to enter India, is betting big on SUVs and sporty cars. It no longer wants to compete in the small car segment.
'Gujarat is the frontrunner at present.'
'However, Tamil Nadu's robust automobile ecosystem and Telangana's aggressive incentives make them strong contenders.'
Fiat India on Thursday said it would resume production at its plant at Kurla, Mumbai after suffering heavy damages during the monsoon floods.\n
The Tata-Fiat combine's plant at Ranjangaon, Maharashtra, may see huge capacity additions as new models line up to go under production at the site.
Car-maker Fiat India is to launch the much awaited diesel version of its Palio car after the announcement of Budget in March while it has temporarily kept on hold the multi-purpose van Doblo.
Car-maker Fiat India is to launch the much awaited diesel version of its Palio after the announcement of Budget in March while it has temporarily kept "on hold" the multi-purpose van Doblo.
The Financial Times report citing Altavilla's court testimony stated that, "Fiat will name chief executive Sergio Marchionne, Alfredo Altavilla, its head of business development, and Lucio Noto, former vice-chairman of ExxonMobil, to the board of new Chrysler." Altavilla also said Marchionne should be named chief executive and "spend a substantial amount of time in Detroit."
The price increase by 2-2.5 per cent will be effective from January 1 next year.
Now it's the turn of Fiat to unleash its supermini, the Grande Punto, in to the Indian market. The Italian beauty is likely to be priced around Rs 6.5 lakh (Rs 650,000).
The company on Friday rolled out the Linea from the plant at Ranjangaon near Pune in Maharashtra, from where production of the car began. The company also announced major export plans for its seven-year-old model Palio, being manufactured at the car assembly and powertrain engines plant at Ranjangaon.
Annual capacity will be in excess of 100,000 cars.
The company, which is present in India through a joint venture with Tata Motors, recently restructured its board in India by replacing two of its directors.
The iconic brand is considering petrol powertrains for its entire Indian portfolio, which includes the Jeep Compass, Meridian, Grand Cherokee and Wrangler.
The operations of Fiat India is unlikely to be affected by a massive restructuring plan announced on Thursday by its parent company in Italy, which involves cutting 12,300 jobs worldwide and closure of 12 factories.
Fiat India on Friday said that it would roll out a petrol variant of the Palio next month as part of the efforts to improve its market share in the competitive compact car segment.
A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha is likely to hear the matter.
The Indian unit of troubled Italian carmaker Fiat Auto SpA said on Friday it expects its new diesel models launched two months ago to help reverse slowing sales in 2003.
Though underpowered, the ride quality feels plush.
Fiat India Automobiles targets to export 3,000-3,200 Lineas to South Africa in the next 12 months and would start exporting Grande Punto to that country as well. Palio is already being exported.
It is in no ways a mass market product as it does not give two-hoots about stuff like fuel efficiency and practicality.
Tata Motors is considering increasing its capacity for the passenger car business unit and would take a final call on it in the next two years.
Paolo Castagna who took over as the managing director of Fiat India in March this year, is trying to revive its fortunes.
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