FIAT LINEA - coming 2008

Deepam with due respect to TATA's they have never never topped the list of customer satisfaction. So just joining hands with TATA does not mean you will be giving the best. FIAT will have to demonstrate it. First thing they can do is establish the confidense by giving warranty better than GM, provided they are sure that quality is that good. It is a tough market and FIAT will have to work very very hard.

@ nanda,

yes fiat has to struggle to make its presence stronger in indian market but with tata's venture with it, it will not be that struggling too for fiat & hope they cope up well.

 

fiat's products are very good infact one of the best's.

Deepam if you go thru the history  Fiat UNO was the best selling Fiat car in the world. they sold over a million vehicles before bringing inot India. But it failed miserably in India. GM vehicles are not that great. But the way GM treat it's client solves half of the problems. This personal touch is what Fiat and Tata's lacks. These things we must learn from American Organizations. Yes Fiat has been a good product. So that will have to take all these into consideration, price, warranty offer, customer relationship etc before they put Linea in the market. It is a good vehicle and Fiat can really create terror for competitor. I wish Fiat all the best.

hope this time they provide up to the mark after sales service.

"Linea is on it's way! Unconfirmed sources say that it's releasing on October 1st preceeding the Honda City 2009. It will be released with a right hand drive (duh) and will come in these variants:

Active, Dynamic, Emotion priced approximately at 6.9lacs, 7.8 lacs ans 8.7 lacs. (ex-showroom) It will be available in all international Linea colours.

Engine options: 1.4 Fire Petrol 70PS 16.9kmpl

1.6 Multijet 25kmpl 120PS Diesel and 1.4 V T-Jet 105PS 20kmpl Diesel

Features for India: (Emotion variant) Blue and Me Windows Mobile system, Isofix system, Parking Sensors, Rain Sensors, Darkness Sensors, Alloy Wheels, Electrically adjustable seat, headrests (3 back 2 front), radio mp3 6CD changer, Steering mounted controls, traction control, cruise control, ABS, ESP, 6 Airbags, automatic climate control air-con, plenty of storage space, electrically powered rear ad front side windows, leather upholstry for steering, fog lights, chrome ergonomics with digital display (for 9.0 lacs its value for money!!!!) 

Its smooth to drive with optimum suspension and load limiters for safety, Active and passive, its smooth design will turn hedas everywhere.

Hope fiat will cash in on the Linea offering all rounding service!

The Linea is COmming with the 1.3 L MJD diesel engine that generates a powerful 90 Bhp , so power is delivered though not as good as the Verna but betetr than Present 75 Bhp present in Swift , Vista n Palio Mjd!

even i thought the Engine capacity of the Diesel engine would be big saya round 1.6 L Diesel engine , but sources havve confirmed abt 1.3 L MJD that produces a meaty 90 Bhp to be launched with Linea!

Sri

Source - AutoweekNL

Sri

Aditya, there are a lot of things in your post that suggest that your source is unreliable. For example, MJD 1.6, 1.4 T-Jet engines, 6 air bags, etc. for 9 lac. That is little hard to believe, though I too wish it is truely coming on 1st October.

 

Maybe Opender, but maybe i misread it as 8.7 instead of 9.7 lacs but seemingly as fiat is on a down side and developing in india, it is sure to offer glorius discounts and an introductory price, though the launch is confirmed slated for 1st week of october, as told by fiat care line themselves with the features i mentioned below... Hope its launched soon.

autocar show on utvi said its coming in december 2008, and this was just yesterday. atleast thats hormazd said, and he seems pretty reliable.