Fiat India Pvt Ltd on Friday launched the Fiat Petra El priced below Rs 500,000 in the 'C' segment.
As part of its workforce restructuring at the Kurla manufacturing unit, Fiat India Ltd on Monday said it has accepted the voluntary retirement of more than 50 per cent of its employees at the plant.
Fiat India on Tuesday said that it is planning to export its cars in South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries to boost its export volumes.
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It is eyeing doubling its market share.
The company has finalised a plan to roll out nine new models by 2016, some of which would be shipped from India to right-hand-drive markets abroad.
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.
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Terming India as a strategic market, struggling auto-maker Fiat on Wednesday said it has set a 12-month period for effecting a major restructuring of its operations, including the dealer and service networks.
It's like Fiat India has just added a supercharger to its India strategy, after a long lull. The Italian carmaker plans to introduce nine products by 2016 in India. And it includes models from Jeep and rally car brand Abarth.
The company expects sales to cross 27,000 units this year on the back of newly launched small car Grande Punto and sedan Linea.
Italian automobile giant Fiat is exploring options to manufacture light commercial vehicles with a load carrying capacity between 0.8 tonnes and 1.8 tonnes in India.
Italian auto major Fiat Auto has asked Rajeev Kapoor, the newly appointed president and CEO of Fiat Auto India Automobiles, to take charge of the Indian operations after managing director De Filippis Giovanni's recall from the position about a week back.
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Beleaguered carmaker Fiat on Wednesday said it will be sourcing components worth $10 million from India in 2006, which is expected to increase further in the coming years, and make significant investments for reviving the company.
"We are studying the feasibility of various Alfa Romeo models for the Indian market. If at all the car is to be launched, it will happen only in the last quarter of 2008," Kapoor said. He, however, did not name the models nor their respective price-tags.
Italy's Fiat group, which recently announced its restructuring plan, would continue to support its Indian car making subsidiary, according to a Fiat India statement issued in Mumbai on Thursday.
MSIL, India's biggest car maker, said it was in advanced talks with Fiat to ink a diesel engine sourcing contract that would allow it to rapidly increase diesel model supplies into the market.
Until recently, the JV, Fiat India Automobile, was languishing with heavy losses.
Fiat India on Friday launched diesel versions of its compact car Palio and station wagon Adventure in a bid to achieve a nearly 31 per cent rise in sales at 42,000 cars this year.\n\n
"We will launch the CNG variant of the Palio by early next year," Fiat India President and CEO Rajeev Kapoor told PTI on Wednesday. The car is currently available in both petrol and diesel variants. The company has also planned a slew of car launches in the next 12 months starting with the introduction of '500' next month.
In about one-and-a-half to two years' time, Fiat's independent showrooms would be present in 20 cities.
Fiat India Pvt Ltd launched a new series of its 'B' segment car -- Palio NV series -- in four variants, priced between Rs 353, 000 (ex-showroom, Delhi) for entry-level and Rs 434,000 for the high-end model.
After the write-off of Rs 1,300 crore (Rs 13 billion) accumulated loss, Fiat India has embarked on a 'massive restructuring exercise' that would see the company launch new models, which includes hatchbacks Panda and Idea and sedan Albea.
Fiat India has added a sports edition model to their hatchback model lineup.
Fiat India Automobiles Ltd, a 50:50 joint venture between Italy-based Fiat SpA and domestic auto major Tata Motors, plans to position the car in the premium hatchback segment along with Maruti Suzuki's Ritz, Hyundai's i20, Skoda's Fabia and to be launched Honda Siel's Jazz, the company said.
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.
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.
