Fiat wants 6 stars for new 500.(News)

Automotive News Europe,  July, 2007  

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Byline: Luca Ciferri

Fiat wants its new 500 to set a higher standard for minicar safety.

Five stars is the top score given by independent car-testing organization EuroNCAP.

Fiat is confident the 500 will earn five stars - making it the safest minicar in Europe - and plans to have the car tested again once Euro-NCAP has set guidelines for a six-star rating.

The new guidelines are due within a year.

"[Fiat group CEO Sergio] Marchionne wants Fiat be No. 1, not only in CO2 emissions but also in safety," Harald J. Wester, vice president of engineering and ...

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