Fiat planning a second run for the Linea T-Jet in India

The most powerful petrol powered C-Segment sedan, the Fiat Linea T-Jet is gearing up for its second run in the Indian market. The Fiat Linea T-Jet was initially discontinued when Fiat launched the 2012 model of Fiat Linea, but Fiat’s official website hints at a lurking launch plan for the Linea T-Jet.

Pricing and availability of the new Linea T-Jet is yet to be disclosed but Read more →

Fiat India has updated the Linea sedan and Grande Punto hatchback with one new variant each. The two new variants, Fiat Linea Absolute and Fiat Punto Absolute both get an updated list of features as well as discounts ranging from Rs. 67,000 to 78,000 in the form of discounted insurance and free roadside assistance packages. Read more →

Fiat India has launched the limited edition 2012 new Punto Sport 90HP at the brand new Fiat Caffe located in Pune’s Koregaon Park. The Sport variant adds a few sporty touches to the Grande Punto and comes with a price tag of Rs 7.36 lakh (ex-showroom, Pune). Read more →

Like we told you earlier, Fiat India has upgraded the Fiat Punto hatch and Fiat Linea sedan in India with the next generation of 2012 Fiat Punto and Linea respectively. Both the vehicles will be retaining their current engines along with a minor improvement in fuel economy and increased ground clearance on both the vehicles.

Starting with the 2012 Fiat Linea sedan, all variants of the new Linea will now be sporting automatic headlights Read more →

Building a brand image is the key to survival in the automotive industry and Fiat India knows that the only way to improve its slightly battered sales figures and current market standing in India is by thinking out of the box. Keen on making an impact in the Indian automotive scene and considering its long term prospects for India, Fiat India have come up with a one of a kind move, the Fiat Caffe.

The Fiat Caffe in essence is a hangout place for Fiat Read more →

In an exclusive interview with Fiat India, the Italian automaker has confirmed that after evaluating the prospects for launching the Fiat Bravo in India, they have shelved plans for bringing in the Bravo hatchback to India. Initially planned to be placed between the Punto and Linea, the Fiat Bravo’s plans for an Indian launch might have been cancelled due to the recent announcement of the break up of the partnership between Fiat and Tata which has severely impacted sales figures of the Italian automaker in India.

Now coming to the car in question itself, the Fiat Bravo is available in both Read more →

Fiat has launched the 2012 edition of it’s popular hatch, the Fiat Palio in Brazil. Although the new Fiat Palio’s launch plans for the Indian market have not yet been released, we believe that the new Palio could play a vital part in revamping Fiat India’s slowly dipping sales figures.

The new 2012 Fiat Palio when launched in India will be powered by an array of three engines, the Read more →

Fiat India is making waves all over the news and that too for all the wrong reasons. First it was Fiat India’s website being hacked and now the sales reports for the month of October at just 622 units, despite Fiat’s aggressive promotions in India, take things to a whole new level.

The first blow to Fiat India in the previous month came when Fiat India’s website was compromised Read more →

Maruti Suzuki India is looking forward to finalizing a deal with Fiat to source diesel engines in the next two months, which is likely to help it in increasing the production of its popular compact car Swift.

“We are in discussion with Fiat for sourcing of diesel engines from their Ranjangaon plant. In fact, we are in fairly advanced stage and in two months time, Read more →

In a bid to push sales of Fiat Linea Sedan and the Fiat Grande Punto Hatchback during the festive months of October and November, a time where car sales jump by as much as 15-20%, Fiat India is offering huge discounts on both the cars. Discounts on the Linea range up to Rs. 1.3 lakh while the discount offered on the Grande Punto is Rs. 75,000. Read more →