NEW DELHI: Italian car major Fiat is planning to drive in another compact car, which will be cheaper and smaller than its existing hatchback Palio, a top company executive said at the launch of its new small car Grande Punto on Wednesday. The new car will be launched in three years and drive volumes for Fiat, which is aiming to clock annual sales of two lakh units in India by 2014. The company sold 8,000 cars in the previous fiscal and aims to ramp it up to 70,000 cars this year backed by its two new launches, Linea and Grande Punto.

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The head of Fiat SpA said it had more than a 50 percent chance of succeeding in its bid for Opel, adding that the other contenders did not have the expertise to save the struggling car maker, according to a newspaper report. Fiat (FIA.MI) submitted its bid for the General Motors Corp (GM.N) unit in Germany on Wednesday as part of an ambitious plan to create the second biggest car maker in the world after Toyota Motor Co (7203.T). Its bid includes GM's British brand, Vauxhall.

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The Fiat Grande Punto, which is going to be launched in the first week of June, is a steal over the Fiat Linea in many ways. A remarkable and large hatchback by Indian standards, it is the third generation of the Fiat Punto which was launched globally in 2005. Fiat Grande Punto, designed by Giorgetto Giugario, has transformed Fiat's fortunes in European countries. Fiat Grande Punto actually brought back Fiat from the verge of bankruptcy after its introduction there.

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Almost overnight, Fiat Group has transformed itself from a bit player into a global titan in the auto industry, effectively taking over Chrysler and possibly a big chunk of General Motors. And nobody is more surprised than the Italians. "If you had asked me four years ago whether I could imagine that Fiat would be able to restore itself and become a hunter, instead of the hunted, I would have said you were crazy," said Sergio Chiamparino, the mayor of Turin, the northern Italian city that Fiat has called home for more than a century. "Practically speaking, it was a badly run company."

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The Fiat 500 has been elected 2009 Design Car of the Year by 59 journalists from around the world, beating 51 short listed cars from the world's top car makers.The Fiat 500, along with the Citroen C5 and the Jaguar XF, were selected as the finalists for the last round of judging at the New York International Motor Show, with Fiat's chic and sophisticated small car taking the top design prize.

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Fiat India Automobiles Limited turned a new leaf with the stylish Fiat Linea winning the 'Car of the year' award by UTVi Autocar. The Fiat Linea was also awarded the 'Midsize car of the year' by both UTVi Autocar and CNBC Overdrive. Fiat Linea battled the exhaustive list of parameters and was chosen as 'the outstanding contenders' among many other top contenders.

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Fiat 500 makes headlines once more, as befits an authentic Made in Italy icon. This time it’s an original Fiat 500 show car dedicated to the most famous fashion doll ever: Barbie®.

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Der Fiat ist haupsächlich ein Kleinwagen, der aus Italien stammt. Natürlich gibt es auch normale Wagen des Fiats, allerdings nur wenige. Der Fiat unterscheidet sich von anderen Automarken, weil er nicht so viel PS hat, wie gewöhnliche Kleinwägen.

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Equipped with a 16-valve 1.4 liter engine pumped up to deliver 180 horsepower, with a wrenching 270 Nm peak torque at speeds as low as 3000 revs, the new special Fiat Grande Punto Abarth “SuperSport” is making the scene at Geneva.

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Fiat unveiled 500C the upcoming open-top retromobile before it attend the Geneva Motor Show. Just like the original 500 version, Fiat 500C comes with sliding canvas roof and arching C-pillar. I

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Designed by the Fiat Style Centre, the newborn car’s originality is summed up by elegant, characteristic styling, with enthrallingly smooth, simple, tidy lines that provide the automobile a dynamic, harmonical look.

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Fiat will be launching the Linea by mid Jan. Fiat has already dispatched the Linea to its dealers. The Fiat Linea will be available in 5 varaints - Active, Dynamic, Dynamic Pack, Emotion and Emotion Pack in both petrol and diesel.

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Fiat India will launch its new mid-size sedan Linea in December. The Linea was going to be launched in October but due to the poor sentiment prevailing in the market, Fiat has postponed the launch.

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DIESEL as in Diesel clothing, has collaborated with Fiat to create a special edition version of the new 500 minicar that will be produced in 10,000 copies over the next two years. Based on the Sport version, the ‘500 by Diesel’ is available in three exterior colors (olive green, black and brown).

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Guangzhou Toyota launched its 2009 Camry G-Series models on September 22 and thereby released the lowest price of the mid- to high-end sedans by boosting the configurations and launching new models, reported Shanghai Securities News today.

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