Fiat Lauched Grande Punto in India

Fiat Grande Punto, launched on Wednesday, June 17^th, is the new member to the Indian small car segment.  Many of the motor manufacturers realize the vacuum in the small car segment in India and are getting ready to provide their share. Grande Punto is a mini hatchback that would be available in three variants namely the Active, Emotion, and Dynamic.

Styled by Giugiaro, Grande Punto is built on the platform of Fiat/GM SCCS. It is available in three Euro IV compliant engine options such as the 1.4-litre and 1.2-litre Fire Petrol and 1.3-litre MultiJet diesel. The elegantly designed interiors and the latest components including the new chassis and body shell are the highlights of this model. Punto makes use of the most advanced safety features such as the airbags for driver and the passengers and ABS enabled brakes on the high-end models

Punto will be available in six paint options and priced between Rs 3.99 Lakh and Rs 6.11 Lakh. The second hatchback in the country from the Italian manufacturer, Fiat, Grande Punto will have to race with a whole range of car manufacturers and models- Maruti Swift, Hyundai i20 and Chevrolet Aveo. The company’s plant at, Ranjangaon in Maharashtra will manufacture Punto, would be now available through over 100 Tata-Fiat dealers network across the country.

Fiat’s Made-in-India Small Car

Fiat’s made-in-India small car will go global by 2012. The proposed car may share its looks with the Fiat 500 but will be designed on a completely new platform.

It will be designed and produced using Indian components as well as Indian expertise. It will have a completely Indian touch. Though it will be a low-cost car it will not compete with Nano as the price of the car will be comparatively higher. In the Indian car market Fiat’s small car will compete with Hyundai Santro and Maruti Suzuki WagonR. The car is to be produced in the company’s Ranjangaon facility.

Fiat also has plans to roll out the Bravo and Punto. With all these launches Fiat desires to gain back the lost foothold in the Indian car market. This desire was moved into action with the launch of Fiat 500 after a gap of fifty years.

New Tata Indigo by 2009

Tata Motors, the Indian car makers are offering more and more to the people by rolling out new variants and models. They have already attracted the customers with their upcoming Tata Nano and now will be introducing all new Indigo in India by 2009 end. The car is undergoing tests and details are yet to be revealed by the company.

But the vague information says that Tata Indigo will have the similarities of new India V3 (which was unveiled in 2008 Delhi Auto Expo and will be on Indian roads very soon). It is also said that the new indigo will carry the Fiat’s 1.3 litre Multijet diesel engine. It will fall into the cheapest sedan class and will be competing Mahindra-Renault Logan.

Fiat Launches 500

The news were in the air that Fiat has plans to roll out revamped Fiat 500 in India but no one was sure whether this is a pondering plan or a proposed launch. But now the speculations are over, here comes the Fiat 500!

The much awaited, Fiat 500, finally made its debut in India. Fiat 500 being an icon of Italian style was accompanied by an Italian style celebration that was filled joy and excitement echoing in the Taj Land’s End in Mumbai. Celebrated in an Italian style, the launch was witnessed by the moons and stars of Mumbai.

Fiat 500, popularly known as Cinquecento in Italy, is launched as a great combination of success and style. The car was originally designed by Dante Giocosa and first launched in Turin 1957. If you calculate the numbers of years in between, it is exactly 50 years that the car travelled on a comeback trail to announce its new arrival in one of the most growing economies of the world, India.

The re-launch of this new car after 50 years has generated nostalgia among all its car lovers. But, Fiat promises to offer much more than this to all ardent lovers of Fiat 500. The comeback is not restricted to the likes and dislikes of the existing customers but the launch is widespread on a broader scale of enhanced performance and effectiveness to lure more number of customers.

Fiat 500 will be available in two trims and 11 unique colors. Both the trims, Lounge and Sport, will be powered by a 1.3 multijet engine generating 75bhp of power.

The car will also be outfitted with a significant in-car communication, infotainment and entertainment system known as “Blue & Me”. This is the voice activated in-car communication system designed and introduced by the Fiat and Microsoft venture.

This new small car also has a provision of modification and customization to meet the varying interest of the customers and ensure uniqueness of every Fiat 500. Priced at around 15 lakh, the car will be launched only in selected cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chandigarh and Pune, where the super-affluent class can walk into the Tata-Fiat showrooms and drive out with the elegant and stylish Fiat 500.

This new car is expected to create a strong base for the entry of Fiat upcoming cars, Linea, Punto and Bravo.

Fiat 500 ready to be launched this month

Fiat is all set to launch its two door stylish car, the Fiat 500 this month. The company is in an urge to expand their existence in the Indian market. However the Fiat 500 which is imported to India is entirely a built unit and will not be a mass product.

 

Fiat is introducing a bunch of cars this year like Bravo, Linea, and Grand Punto which is supposed to be launched by this December. The Fiat 500 is probable to attract mainly the celebrities, youth, and car fanatics. The price tag for this elite car is proclaimed to be around Rs. 15 lakhs.

 

Many of them feel that the Fiat 500 is all new car but some say that it’s only an expansion of the Palio. However Fiat is eager that the launch of Fiat 500 and Bravo would provide as a valuable brand advertising enterprise prior to the launch of the mid-size sedan Linea in September.

Fiat sets up a purchase office in Delhi

Well known Italian car maker Fiat Group has set up a purchasing office in New Delhi as it seeks to source as much Rs1,595 crore worth of auto components from India as the components are cheaper in India.

According to Gianni Coda, Chief Executive Officer of Fiat Group Purchasing, “the company will purchase whatever is possible to buy from India. The company feels that one have to be very competitive in selling cars, selling trucks, selling tractors.

Fiat came to India 50 years ago and at present sells cars through Tata Motors Ltd dealers. By revenues if you see, India is the India is largest auto maker. Indian component makers sell 12-15% cheaper than those from Western Europe.

 

Other foreign car makers like General Motor and Volkswagen are also increasing their sourcing of auto components from low-cost countries in general and India in particular. For instance, GM plans to buy up to Rs 4, 120 crore worth of auto parts every year from India by the turn of the decade.