Fiat India to add 10 new dealers by end-December

Automobile manufacturer, Fiat India, plans to add 10 new dealers into its existing network by year-end, a company official said.

"Presently, we have 100 dealerships in 78 cities in the country. We propose to add 10 more dealers by December 2010," a company spokesperson said here.

The new dealerships would be provided in the existing cities and also in new markets where the company sees a good potential, he said.

Fiat India recently opened its 100th showroom in the country in Mumbai, taking the total number of its dealerships to four in the metropolis.

The new dealership offers facility of sales, service and spare parts under one roof.
      
With 100 dealers, the company offers 106 points of sales and service outlets across the country.
       
Fiat India Automobiles (FIAL) is a 50-50 industrial joint venture between Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A., (Fiat) and Tata Motors originally incorporated on January 2, 1997.

Fiat India has a state-of-the-art facility at Ranjangaon, with a production capacity of 2,00,000 cars and 3,00,000 engines, besides parts and accessories.

The facility manufactures the Palio Stile 1.1, 1.6 models, Linea and the Grande Punto.
       
The manufacturing of Fiat's 1.3 litre multijet diesel engines and 1.2 and 1.4 litre fire gasoline engine is also done at the facility.