Italian car maker Fiat said it is
evaluating options to introduce a new model car in India through the completely built
unit route and is also firming up plans for a small car that is likely to hit
the market next year. The company, which
is present in India through a joint venture with Tata Motors, recently
restructured its board in India by replacing tow if its directors.
“There
are different routes and opportunity to launch a model in India and the
completely built unit route is one of them.
Every route is open to us and we
are still evaluating,” Fiat India
President and CEO Rajeev Kapoor told media.
He,
however, declined to share further details such as the model and a possible
timeline to launch the vehicle.
At
present, the company is developing an India-specific small car at its R&D
centre in Turin , Italy , with input from its
operations here.
“The
small car is under development. We had announced earlier that our intention is
to launch it in 2012. the exact timing and details will be ready with the
product Kapoor said.
During
the Auto expo in January last year, the company had said that it would develop a
small car specially for the Indian market, 80-85% of localization of pats. The small car would be produced at its plant
in Ranjanagaon, Maharastra. Kapoor had
said the car could be similar or smaller than its existing hatchback,
Palio.
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