Fiat to launch Linea automatic soon

Fiat Linea is soon going to be launched in two new versions namely 1.6 MJD diesel and automatic transmission with a price range of 10 lakh rupees. The launch will be probably in the end of May or early June.

In order to increase the demand of the car, Fiat India will add the Linea with new engine and automatic transmissions.The 1.6 MJD diesel engine known for its fuel efficiency delivers a power of 105bhp and a torque of 300Nm.

The DuaLogic gearbox contains a small, light actuator unit that automatically operates the clutch and move the gears.It is actually a sequential manual gearbox which automatically slows down the speed of the vehicle and it mainly helps in adjusting the downshifts.

The main attractive feature of Linea is its stunning Italian design.In addition to that,its handling,ride and performance makes it one of the most fascinating cars favoured by many people.

New Fiat Linea Car Features and prices

The new Fiat Linea is a very vibrant mode car which is fitted with the finest of technologies and quality all in the best of the class. This car is one of the greatest instances of Italian style. The interiors of the car reflect it to be best in offering the comfort and ease. Fiat Linea car are presently available in five different variants such as Active, Dynamic, Dynamic Pack, Emotion and Emotion Pack.

All these variants are available with both petrol and diesel engine option. New Fiat Linea Car Features are like sensors, AC, audio player and moreover it is also accompanied with special features like safety features with the help of Dual front airbags, ABS with EBD and provides you safe and secure drive.

New Fiat Linea Car comes with a lot of comfort features that make everyone inside the car feel at home.

The new Fiat
Linea is not an ordinary sedan, it has designed so pleasingly. The new Fiat Linea car is just amazing and gives the Italian styling in Indian norms. The heart of the car means engine is perfectly crafted. It is accompanied with the new age and advanced T-Jet engine and revolutionary Multijet and Fire engines, thoughtful safety features which make the new Fiat Linea car truly admirable.

The all new Fiat Linea T Jet car is loaded with a 1.4L turbo charged petrol engine and churns out 114 PS at 5000 rpm and a maximum torque of 207Nm at 2200 rpm onwards. Acceleration and pick up of the car are just mind blowing, with Fiat Linea T Jet zooming from 0-100 kmph in 11.14 seconds and reaching to a top speed of 186 kmph.

Let's talk about the new Fiat Linea car features and prices.
Some valuable features are tilt steering with mounted audio and Blue & Me controls, Driver seat height adjust, all four auto down power windows, remote tailgate open, manual HVAC, Remote key less entry, rear armrest with glove box and cup holder, rear AC vents, integrated MP3/CD and FM player, Blue &Me with USB port, etc. New Fiat Linea Car price in Delhi is Rs. 9, 29,334 and New Fiat Linea Car price in Mumbai is Rs. 9, 19,334. The price of this car is varying according to the dealer's location.

Tata Motors Eyes Pininfarina

The famous Italian car design house and coach builder Pininfarina is up for sale. If things go right, our desi car maker Tata Motors will secure it. This will be icing on the cake as Tata Motors has recently acquired the luxury marquee brand Jaguar Land Rover.

The company Pininfarina is struggling with financial problems and is losing its influence and command over as one of the most successful car styling companies of the world. So, the decision to put it up for sale came as a part of an agreement to restructure the company's debt.

Currently, the Pininfarina family holds a 50.6 per cent stake in the company and has hired a bank to help it sell its shares. Indian car maker Tata Motors is a strong contender among its potential buyers.

One of Tata Motors’ contenders is a French industrial company called the Bolloré which is presently developing the Bluecar EV with Pininfarina. It has also been rumoured that Ford is also looking at the deal.

Tata Motors is in partnership with Fiat, which has its Ferraris and Maseratis designed by Pininfarina. So, the Indian car company is expected to have a better stand compared to others.

The car styling firm was established as the Società anonima Carrozzeria Pinin Farina in 1930 by Battista "Pinin" Farina. It has designed Ferraris and Maseratis and also other models such the Ford Streetka, Peugeot 406 Coupe, Fiat Coupe, Alfa Romeo Brera and Mitsubishi Shogun Pinin. The famous Pininfarnia has also worked with other major car companies like Peugeot, Alfa Romeo, Cadillac, Jaguar and Volvo over the last seventy-eight years.

Pininfarina also worked on the Tata Prima concept car that was presented at Geneva Motor Show earlier this year.

Lamborghini sees India as big market for future

Iconic Italian sports car maker Lamborghini has big expectations from India and has identified it as a “big market for the future”. In India since 2006, the company is now working on expansion plans and is confident that the rapid economic growth and new-emerging billionaires would make India one of its strong markets in the coming years.

“India is a big market for the future for Lamborghini. It is a big country and the attitude of buyers is now changing and they are becoming more open to buying ultra luxury high-style brands like ours,” says Enrico Maffeo, global director of sales and customer service for Lamborghini, told TOI.



Lamorghini, famous for its raging bull logo, sells the Gallardo and the Murcielago sports cars in India that are also available in their various variants like the lightweight Gallardo Superleggera and the convertible Gallardo Spyder, all of which retail for a hefty Rs 3 crore-plus.



Maffeo, a regular visitor to India, said high price was not much of a deterrent for their target customers who choose a Lamborghini for its exquisite design, high-profile branding and uncompromising performance. The company, which currently retails in India through its only dealership Exclusive Motors of Delhi, hopes to sell ten of its famed cars here this year. “Our business is not that much about volume. It is more of brands and desirability. Our plan is to create brand awareness, and the sales will follow,” he said.

Maffeo said as the company expands in India, Lamborghini would also increase its distribution network here. “We plan to have a new dealership in Mumbai next year and follow it up with one in Hyderabad in 2010,” he said.

But just when it looks to expand and grow in India, it also faces competition from rival like Ferrari. Alarmingly, Ferrari may get assistance from domestic heavyweight Tata Motors, the joint venture partner of Ferrari owner Fiat, when it decides to come to India. Maffeo said any new brand had to go step-by-step in any market. “And don’t forget. We are part of the Volkswagon group that already has presence in India through brands like Volkswagon, Skoda, Audi and Bentley.”

Tata open to Fiat selling Nano abroad

TATA Motors Ltd is open to Italy’s Fiat SpA helping to sell the low-cost Nano model overseas, chairman Ratan Tata said on Tuesday.

Tata, India’s third- largest car maker, plans to launch the Nano later this year, priced at about $ 2,500 (Rs 1 lakh). “We have held talks about the Nano being marketed in markets where Fiat already has a strong presence. I am open to consider a partnership,” Tata said.

Fiat has a joint venture with Tata to manufacture and distribute cars, engines and commercial vehicles. Tata also said the Tata group was in talks with Italian defence and aerospace company Finmeccanica SpA about supplying helicopter parts. The head of Fiat’s Iveco truck unit told an Italian newspaper in May he expected to resume talks with Tata on possible accords after the India partner completed its acquisition of Jaguar and Land Rover.