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Industry: Email Alert RSS FeedFiat targets Linea at Europe; Sedan developed for emerging markets will be sold in Germany but not Italy.(News)
Automotive News Europe, May, 2007
Byline: Luca Ciferri
Fiat Automobile's new Linea sedan will be sold in 13 European markets including Germany.
The lower-medium sedan originally was designed by Fiat for sale in emerging markets such as Turkey, Russia, India and China, where low-cost family-sized sedans are popular. But the Italian carmaker believes the four-door sedan can compete with cars such as the Volkswagen Jetta, Renault Megane or Toyota Corolla in European markets.
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Luca De Meo, Fiat Automobiles CEO, said the Linea with its 2603mm wheelbase and 500-liter capacity trunk "has everything ...
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