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Handbook: Fiat Panda

Thirty-two years on from the launch of the original Panda, here’s the third generation version. James Batchelor reports. WHAT IS IT? In a nutshell, an all-new version of Fiat’s much-loved supermini. Under the bigger, more sculpted body lies a revised version of the previous-generation Panda platform, but in comes the 500’s TwinAir unit and a range [...]

	Fiat reveals 2012 Punto
ITALIAN firm Fiat has announced prices and specifications for its 2012 model year Punto hatchback. The Fiat hatchback has been revised with new interior detailing; three new body colours; and a new front-end styling; and the range now begins at £9,990 OTR for the Pop 1.2 8-valve model. Standard equipment in the entry-level Pop model [...]

	Fiat increases its stake
FIAT has increased its interest in the Chrysler Group by a further five per cent bringing Fiat’s total interest to 58.5 per cent. To achieve this Chrysler was required to receive regulatory approval for a car based on a Fiat platform or vehicle technology having a fuel efficiency rating of at least 40 combined MPG, [...]

	Handbook: Fiat 500C
One of the most important engines has been fitted into one of the most fashionable cars. JAMES BATCHELOR investigates. WHAT IS IT? Fiat is giving us another dose of nostalgia by slotting a two-cylinder engine into the 500 and 500C, just like the original 13bhp car of 1957. However, it’s not all show and no [...]

	Dodge ‘unlikely’ to return
THE American brand Dodge is ‘unlikely’ to return to the UK the brand director of Jeep Chrysler UK has revealed. Speaking at the launch of the new Chrysler Delta and Ypsilon, Nigel Land said he could not see the name coming back to these shores – quoting a lack of a place for it as [...]

		Fiat dealers brake resolve
		FIAT car dealers are to promote a series of special offers, aimed at boosting the company’s aftersales. The headline deal is free replacement brake pads and shoes for as long as buyers own the car! It only applies to the Mk 1 and Mk 2 Fiat Punto – but there are still half a million [...]
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		Fiat bags top tech award
		FIAT has won top prize in the MediaGuardian’s prestigious Digital Technology Innovation Awards. The prize was awarded for the maker’s eco:Drive fuel monitoring technology, which is standard on many new models. Media vixen Lauren Laverne presented the award, during a ceremony at London’s Sketch restaurant attended by Fiat’s digital head, Claudio Annicchiarico. ‘We are delighted [...]
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		UK first for 500 C
		FIAT has taken the bold step of launching the 500 C open-top model in the UK BEFORE any other country! UK Fiat car dealers will even get the funky new motor before Fiat’s home dealers in Italy – something that’s virtually unpredecented! It is both reward for Fiat dealers’ improving performance, and also the UK [...]
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