Cyprus Auto News

The model in brief

The Fiat Linea , which was present in Istanbul last October, now makes its market debut. This three-box Segment C saloon gives a new interpretation of styling, practicality and enjoyable driving, all for an extremely competitive price/contents ratio.

The car was developed by Tofas A.S., the 50-50 joint venture between Fiat Auto and Koç Holding which is listed on the Istanbul Stock Exchange. It will be manufactured in the plant in Bursa, Turkey (fully operative, output will reach 60,000 units per year) and will be marketed in a number of European and non-European countries: Spain, Germany, Morocco and Finland. At a later date, the Fiat Linea will also be manufactured in Brazil, India, China and Russia.

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July 4th is the big day for Fiat’s new 500 - that’s when it gets launched, 50 years to the day after the tiny rear-engined 500 that this version is inspired by appeared. It goes on sale here at end of the year, and we reckon this picture gallery reveal a car well worth waiting for. Prices will start from around £8000.

However, we learned that Fiat are very happy about 500×500 online booking initiative. All 500 units of the fiat “500 wants you edition” were sold out in 5 hours and 45 minutes. One every 40 seconds!

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