Thread: FIAT 500 SUV in baby Jeep dobil zeleno luč

800m naložbe v Fiatovih Melfi obratu videli nove modele, ki so prišli v začetku leta 2014. Novi Fiat 500 X SUV in novorojenčka Jeep SUV bo začela proizvodnjo v začetku leta 2014 kot del 810m naložb v tovarni Melfi, družba napovedala danes.
Prehod označuje prvi velik zagon v Fiats načrt za odmik od stavbe množični trg avtomobilov v zahodni Evropi in proti upmarket modelov z višje stopnje dobička.
Prvi model ne sveže črta bo novi Jeep. Samo na voljo s pogonom na vsa kolesa, bo prodal po vsem svetu, z Melfi viru samo proizvodnjo. Po 500 X, se dodajo tretji model leta 2015 namesto staranje Punto, čeprav to ne bo navaden supermini in namenjena ukaz več višjo ceno. Vsi trije modeli temeljijo na Fiats novih malih široko platformo, ki trenutno podpira 500L MPV.
Za popolno ponovno gradnjo Melfi, objekt (ki bo zagledati 500 novih varilni roboti, novi lakirnici, novo ploščo, žigosanje objektov in novo montažo območje) bo sčasoma omogočilo do 1600 vozil se bo gradilo na tri-shift vzorec. Fiat pravi, da bodo nove proizvodne linije dovolj prožen, da zgraditi štiri modele, tako drugi model, ki temelji na 500L pogled na razpored za 2016.
Fiat pravi, da bo uvedla 19 made in Italy modelov z 2106. Poleg štirih kompaktnih modelih na Melfi, tam bo tudi devet novih Mercedesovih in šest Maseratis. Fiats nizkocenovni modeli - Panda in manjše modele 500 - bodo sčasoma na zunanji zahodni Evropi, kjer so stroški gradnje nižji. 500L je že izdelan v Srbiji, na kaj je bila Zastava rastlin.

800m investment at Fiat's Melfi plant will see new models arrive in early 2014. The new Fiat 500X SUV and a new baby Jeep SUV will start production in early 2014 as part of a 810m investment at the Melfi factory, the company announced today.
The move marks the first big boost in Fiats plan to move away from building mass-market cars in Western Europe and towards upmarket models with higher profit margins.
The first model off the line will be the new Jeep. Only available with all-wheel drive, it will be sold worldwide, with Melfi the only production source. After the 500X, a third model will be added in 2015 to replace the ageing Punto, though it will not be a conventional supermini and is intended to command a more premium price. All three models are based on Fiats new Small Wide platform, which currently underpins the 500L MPV.
The complete re-building of the Melfi facility (which will see 500 new welding robots, a new paint shop, new panel stamping facilities and new assembly area) will eventually allow up to 1600 vehicles to be built on a three-shift pattern. Fiat says that the new production lines will be flexible enough to build four models, so another 500L-based model looks to be on schedule for 2016.
Fiat says that it will introduce 19 made-in-Italy models by 2106. Aside from the four compact models at Melfi, there will also be nine new Alfa Romeos and six Maseratis. Fiats budget models - the Panda and smaller 500 models - will eventually be made outside Western Europe where build costs are lower. The 500L is already made in Serbia, at what was the Zastava plant.