Posts tagged Fiat Palio
Fiat plans to phase out Palio
Jul 20th
Fiat India plans to phase out Palio which was once a hot seller in India but has seen sales dwindling in the country over the last few years.
Fiat which is now banking on newer cars such as Punto hatchback and Linea sedan to double its sales in the current fiscal to around 45,000 units. Fiat launched the Punto with a more powerful engine.
Fiat to launch facelifted Palio at Auto Expo
Dec 30th
Fiat India is looking to roll out a refreshed version of its Palio city car at the 2010 Auto Expo. Though the Indian arm of the Italian automaker has not commented on this but it had indicated that its oldest surviving model will not be
Fiat to luanch new Palio, powerful Linea
Oct 18th
Italian auto manufacturer Fiat has decided to give its oldest surviving model, the Palio, a facelift and a major marketing push, thereby ruling out any phasing out of the model.
The company will launch a refreshed Palio in the next three to four months with a “competitive price tag”, according to an executive from Fiat India Automobiles. The existing Palio (base model) is sold at Rs 3.45 lakh (ex-showroom, Mumbai).
In addition, the petrol engines — 1.1 litre, 57 bhp and the 1.6 litre, 100 bhp seen in the existing Palio — may either get upgraded to suit Bharat Stage IV (BS-IV) emission norms or may get replaced by engines that power another Fiat model, Grande Punto.
The Punto is driven by a 1.2 litre (FIRE) engine that develops 68 bhp of maximum power, as well as a 1.4 litre (FIRE) engine that generates 90 bhp of peak power. The 1.3 litre multijet diesel engine seen in the Palio is already BS-IV compliant and does not require upgradations.
Though the company preferred to maintain secrecy about the product until its launch, sources say the new Palio may get a new grille and a new dashboard assembly, much on the lines of the recently launched and facelifted Brazilian Palio.
Fiat t India, which is pulling out all stops to enhance its market share in the midsize sedan segment, is looking to unveil a high-powered diesel version of Linea at the upcoming 2010 Auto Expo in New Delhi , scheduled for January next year. The Linea could be powered by either a 1.6 or 1.9 multijet engine with a power output of 100-120 PS.
