GAC-Fiat to Build Jeeps in Guangzhou, Next-gen Liberty Likely to Be the First Model to Roll Off Line

January 17th, 2013 | Posted in Chrysler | Fiat | GAC

As the only Chinese automaker participating in this year’s North American International Auto Show, GAC (Guangzhou Auto) puts three alternative-fuel Trumpchi models on display in Detroit. Yet, it is not the cars that draw most attention to GAC. Under spotlight is the agreement the company reached with the Fiat-Chrysler alliance on producing Jeep SUVs in … Read more →

GAC-Fiat’s Inaugural Model, the Viaggio Compact, Hits Market with a Starting Price of US$17,185

September 13th, 2012 | Posted in Fiat | GAC | New Cars

GAC-Fiat officially launched their first assault on the Chinese auto market with the Viaggio compact sedan, announcing on Thursday evening in Shanghai competitive pricing for the six 1.4T versions. Taking on a group of popular models including Ford Focus, VW Sagitar, VW Lavida, Nissan Sylphy, and Chevy Cruze, the Viaggio goes on sale for 108,800 … Read more →

Fiat Viaggio Crashes in Road Test, a Month Before Market Launch

August 7th, 2012 | Posted in Fiat | GAC | New Cars

A Fiat Viaggio on real-world trials recently crashed with a motorcycle on a highway in Taichang, Jiangsu, killing the motorcyclist. The driver of the test car suffered minor injuries. The accident is a heavy blow to the joint venture of GAC-Fiat which prepares to launch the Viaggio, its inaugural model, next month. According to a … Read more →

Zotye to Release Re-Badged Fiat Palio, Siena

March 14th, 2011 | Posted in Fiat | New Cars | zotye

Two more Fiat-licensed Zotye models are set to hit the market in the next few weeks, joining the M300 compact MPV (Langyue), a rebaged Fiat Multipla released last October. The Zotye version of Palio, a subcompact hatchback, will be called "Langjie" (previously said to be "Langlang"), the Zotye "Siena," a three-box sedan form of Palio, … Read more →

NAVECO Sales Top 110,000 in 2010, Targets 300,000 for 2015

December 28th, 2010 | Posted in Fiat | SAIC | Sales

NAVECO （Nanjing IVECO）, the joint venture of Nanjing Auto (a subsidiary of Shanghai Automotive Industry Co., or SAIC) and Italy’s IVECO (a subsidiary of Fiat), announced last week at its "2011 Business Conference" that the company delivered more than 110,000 trucks and vans in 2010, 26.3% more than 2009. Based on the better-than-expected performance, it … Read more →

Zotye Releases Chinese-made Multipla–Longyue

October 13th, 2010 | Posted in Fiat | New Cars | zotye

Zotye Auto released the Multipla-derived Longyue today at Hangzhou Auto Show, which replaces the oddly named "Mutiplan." From late 2008, the Fiat Multipla 2 compact MPV had been assembled from KD kits in Zotye’s Changsha factory in Hunan Province, and marketed in China under the name "Mutiplan." Longyue, while retaining all basic features of Mutiplan, … Read more →

Fiat to Re-introduce Jeep to China

May 10th, 2010 | Posted in Chrysler | Fiat | GAC

The Jeep brand, now owned by Fiat-Chrysler, used to have a more intimate experience with the Chinese than perhaps any other foreign auto names. The BAIC-Jeep company (BAIC: Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Corp.) opened in 1983 to be the first sino-foreign joint auto venture, and Jeep Cherokee is the first oversea model mass-produced in China … Read more →